A Study on the Design Planning for the Children’s Math Experience Exhibition Center

(Background and Purpose) It is important for children to develop mathematical abilities necessary to understand basic concepts of mathematics, develop thinking skills, and resolve individual and social problems creatively. However, it is difficult for them to achieve those goals and resolve those problems by relying only to school education. Thus, we intend to create a math experience exhibition hall as an alternative solution for creative mathematics education. (Method) This study was intended to understand children through literature review and designed an effective exhibition planning. Chapter 2 includes a theoretical examination of children’s experiential exhibition hall. Chapter 3 presents examination of the measures for exhibition in connection with the planning of experiential exhibition hall. Chapter 4 presents specific plans, such as the plan on the line of traffic flows and exhibition operation programs, while looking into the design planning of children’s mathematics experiential exhibition. Chapter 5 draws drew conclusions, summarizing the findings and implications of this study. (Results) It would be effective to plan the experiential exhibition on the basis of Piaget’s stages of children's cognitive development. The experiential exhibition would need to be designed in such a way that children can participate spontaneously with pleasure by taking the degree of psychological development of children into consideration. Edutainment, based on amusement that arouses interest, allows the user to be immersed in learning with the spirit of challenge, rather than the rigid structure of cramming education. The theme of the exhibition was based on four 4 themes. This area was planned to increase the immersion of children of the upper grades through gamification in order to ensure the effectiveness. (Conclusions) The conclusions were drawn from this study as below: First, the mathematics experiential exhibition hall was planned as an entertainment type uniquely suited for various experiences of children based on their cognitive development, thus ensuring that they could be fully immersed. Second, various exhibition methods for exhibitions in children's experiential hall were researched and planned. The exhibition theme consisted of four 4 sub-themes which could induce children to think from the perspective of mathematics, understand the figures, analyze the properties of numbers, and imagine them through the prism of mathematics. Third, the operation of the exhibition hall was planned with a focus on simplicity and promotion of intuitive thinking by children. The exhibition system was planned as a modular structure that could be updated through assembly and dismantling at any time, thus ensuring the changeability flexibility of the exhibition space. A very important educational impact can be anticipated if children, the leaders of future society, are able to comprehend mathematical concepts without aversion. Based on the results of this study, succeeding studies should be conducted which can contribute to the diversification and promotion of children’s experiential hall.