How visitors learn from interpretation, and evaluate interpretive techniques

Based on NZQA 18310

People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe models of learning psychology; describe the relationship between participants’ learning styles and development and delivery of interpretive techniques; and evaluate the interpretive techniques for given situations.


 * Library of resources
 * Learning activities

This unit is used in the following courses

 * Tour Guiding

Describe models of learning psychology

 * Learning psychology is described in terms of visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic learning.
 * Learning psychology is described in terms of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning.
 * Learning psychology is described in terms of right brain, left brain, and whole brain learning.

Describe the relationship between participants’ learning styles and development and delivery of interpretive techniques

 * Participants’ learning styles are described in relation to the opportunities they present for developing and delivering interpretive techniques.

Evaluate the interpretive techniques for given situations
Range: evidence is required for a minimum of three techniques. Range: evidence is required for two different audience groups; criteria for evaluation include but are not limited to - interactiveness, creativity, imagination, sophistication, flexibility, cost, time, specific audience needs, feedback potential. Range: evidence is required for three techniques and two different situations.
 * The given situation is described in terms of the interpretive techniques used.
 * The existing interpretive techniques are evaluated in terms of suitability for a given audience.
 * Alternative realistic interpretive techniques selected are relevant to given situations.

Definitions

 * Interpretation refers to a means of communicating ideas and feelings which helps people enrich their understanding and appreciation of their world, and their place in it.
 * Personal interpretation refers to a situation where a person is directly responsible for the delivery of interpretation.
 * Non personal interpretation refers to a situation where media (such as print or audio visual) are the primary mechanism for the delivery of interpretation.