1. To spark an interest, interpreters must relate the subject to the lives of the people in their audience.
2. The purpose of interpretation goes beyond providing information to reveal deeper meaning and truth.
3. The interpretive presentation - as a work of art - should be designed as a story that informs, entertains, and enlightens.
4. The purpose of the interpretive story is to inspire and to provoke people to broaden their horizons.
5. Interpretation should present a complete theme or thesis and address the whole person.
6. Interpretation for children, teenagers, and seniors - when these comprise uniform groups - should follow fundamentally different approaches.
7. Every place has a history. Interpreters can bring the past alive to make the present more enjoyable and the future more meaningful.
8. Technology can reveal the world in exciting new ways. Hpwever, incorporating this technology into the interpretive program must be done with foresight and thoughful care.
9. Interpreters must concern themselves with the quantity and quality (selection and accuracy) of information presented. Focused, well - researched interpretation will be more powerful than a longer discourse.
10. Before applying the arts in interpretation, the interpreter must be familiar with basic communication techniques. Quality interpretation depends on the interpreter's knowledge and skills, which must be continually developed over time.
11. Interpretive writing should address what readers would like to know, with the authority of wisdom and its accompanying humility and care.
12. The overall interpretive program must be capable of attracting support - financial, volunteer, political, administrative - whatever support is needed for the program to flourish.
13. Interpretation should instill in people the ability, and the desire, to sense the beauty in their surroundings - to provide spiritual uplift and to encourage resource preservation.
14. Interpreters can promote optimal experiences through intentional and thoughtful program and facililty design.
15. Passion is the essential ingredient for powerful and effective interpretation - passion for the resource and for those people who come to be inspired by it.

References:

Beck, L ., and Cable, T. Interpretation for the 21st Century: Fifteen Guiding Principles for Interpreting Nature and Culture. Second Edition.

OMG! Aku dah pening kepala nak develop questionnaire ni..ingat kan senang, rupanya susah sungguh. Dah la guna Likert Scale ni aku tak reti pulak nak pilih mana satu. EVEN or ODD numbers? Dah banyak dah aku baca sampai nak pecah kepala pun ada..hehehe..eh takde lah..gugur rambut je..

Dari pembacaan aku, kalau kita guna EVEN number, contohnya 6-point, so tak ada org jawab 'nuetral" je memanjang...betul tak? Tapi adalah ahli bijak pandai cakap, satu kelemahan kalau guna EVEN number ni, kita menggalakkan orang tak menjawab soalan yang kita tanya sebab tak puas hati 'neutral' tu tak ada, alahai...manusia biasalah..suka BIAS. Kalau boleh, dia nak jawab semua 'neutral' je sebab tak nak mengecilkan hati kita.Secara kesimpulannya, aku pilihlah ODD number. Tapi antara 5-point atau 7-point? ni satu hal lagi. Menurut lecturer aku dulu, 7-point more varied. Aku kalau boleh nak elak jawapan 'neutral' ataupun 'undecided'. Contohnya seperti di bawah ni:

Which is BETTER?

Apa-apalah.

Anyway to myself: chaiyok chaiyok..don't stop! I'm a Princess of Courage, Princes of Hope..Whateverlah...

Questions to ask when reviewing the literature

Blur...blur...what should I write in Literature Review? How to rearrange all the literature that has been reviewed? Finally need to refer to the book again and I found this,"Types of Literature Review". This help me a lot with my writing. Hopefully my writing is good enough ;p.

5 Types of Literature Review

Carpe diem: Sieze the day. With every sunrise come new opportunities to experience the world, to enjoy others and to serve them. It is essential to recognize that we are responsible for choosing and defining our lives. We must be open to growth and change - to pursue learning - from books, other people, introspection, our experiences. We should strive toward being proactive; to look at our options and choose wisely. -Beck and Cable in their book Interpretation for the 21st Century-

We're afraid of living life, therefore we don't experience, we don't see. We don't feel. We don't risk. We don't care! And therefore we don't live - because life means being actively involved. Life means getting your hands dirty. Life means jumping in the middle of it all. Life means falling flat on your face. Life means going beyond yourself - into the stars. - Leo Buscaglia-

Reference: Beck, L. and Cable, T. 2002. INTERPRETATION for the 21st Century: Fifteen Guiding Principles for Interpreting Nature & Culture.