Example 3: Internal Docent Evaluation Form

Sample Docent Pocket Tour Reference courtesy of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN.

Download the original form as a Word document.

Name Date Evaluator

Tour title Intended audience

Time to

Yes No See comments PREPARATION: Did the docent or guide…

___ ___ ___ Check the bi-weekly schedule to find out about other tours that day?

___ ___ ___ Walk the planned tour route the day of the tour to check the status of objects planned?

___ ___ ___ Arrive early and begin the tour on time?

INTRODUCTION: Did the docent or guide…

___ ___ ___ Introduce him/herself to the visitors gathered for the tour?

___ ___ ___ Exhibit a welcoming, confident, and enthusiastic attitude?

___ ___ ___ Give a general introduction to the museum and review museum rules?

___ ___ ___ Present a theme or purpose for the tour?

COMMUNICATIONS: Did the docent or guide…

___ ___ ___ Use voice in a clear and audible manner?

___ ___ ___ Have a rapport with the group?

___ ___ ___ Appear at ease and enthusiastic?

___ ___ ___ Make eye contact with the audience?

___ ___ ___ Allow time for looking in silence?

___ ___ ___ Stand next to objects, face the audience, and follow the “one foot rule”?

___ ___ ___ Notice group reactions and adjust to interest levels, attention span, and language skills?

___ ___ ___ Review, summarize, or paraphrase during the discussion?

___ ___ ___ Know the tour route and organize the tour well?

___ ___ ___ Make the theme clear throughout the tour?

___ ___ ___ Choose objects that supported the theme and provided a well-balanced tour?

___ ___ ___ Refer back to objects visited earlier in the tour?

___ ___ ___ Use open-ended questions to engage visitors?

___ ___ ___ Vary the pace of the tour (integrate inquiry, lecture, props/visual aids)?

___ ___ ___ Use transitions to make a cohesive presentation?

___ ___ ___ Compare, contrast, and put objects in context?

___ ___ ___ Exhibit flexibility in object selection when other tour groups were in the same gallery?

___ ___ ___ Present accurate information in an organized and respectful fashion?

___ ___ ___ Use consistent and accurate pronunciation?

___ ___ ___ Allot time well and complete the tour in approximately one hour?

___ ___ ___ Provide a conclusion that summarized key ideas and encouraged further exploration?

COMMENTS:

Tour discussed Date

Evaluation form mailed Date