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The Science Behind Pixar Summative Evaluation Report
Date: 03/30/2018
Resource Category: Summative
The Science Behind Pixar (SBP) exhibition was the product of a collaborative effort among the Museum of Science, Boston (MOS), Pixar Animation Studios, and the Science Museum Exhibit Collaborative (SMEC). The 13,000 square foot exhibition presented the science, math, and computer science behind Pixar Animation Studios’ animated films and ... »
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Evaluation of 2016 Centennial BioBlitzes Outcomes for Participants and National Parks
Date: 04/02/2017
Resource Category: Evaluation Reports
In 2016, more than 120 National Park Service (NPS) units conducted BioBlitzes, supported by a collaboration between The National Geographic Society and the National Park Service. The Lawrence Hall of Science conducted an evaluation of participant and park outcomes at the cornerstone BioBlitz throughout the National Capital region, at the large ( ... »
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iSaveSpecies Summative Evaluation Report
Date: 07/25/2016
Resource Category: Summative
The iSaveSpecies project was created by Project Dragonfly at Miami University, in partnership with a national consortium of zoos and aquariums. A central goal of the project was designing and implementing a socially-networked exhibit system to engage family visitors to zoos and aquariums in inquiry and conservation, and the inquiry and action ... »
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iSaveSpecies—Sustaining Life Summative Evaluation Report for the Toledo Zoo
Date: 07/17/2016
Resource Category: Summative
The iSaveSpecies project, created by Project Dragonfly at Miami University and a consortium of zoos and aquariums, designed and implemented a socially-networked exhibit system to engage family visitors to zoos and aquariums in inquiry and conservation. The second wave of the iSaveSpecies exhibit stations focused on Sustaining Life, allowing ... »
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iSaveSpecies—Sustaining Life Summative Evaluation Report for the Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Date: 07/08/2016
Resource Category: Summative
The iSaveSpecies project, created by Project Dragonfly at Miami University and a consortium of zoos and aquariums, designed and implemented a socially-networked exhibit system to engage family visitors to zoos and aquariums in inquiry and conservation. The second wave of the iSaveSpecies exhibit stations focused on Sustaining Life, allowing ... »
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iSaveSpecies—Sustaining Life Summative Evaluation Report for the Boonshoft Museum
Date: 07/08/2016
Resource Category: Summative
The iSaveSpecies project, created by Project Dragonfly at Miami University and a consortium of zoos, museums, and aquariums, designed and implemented a socially-networked exhibit system to engage family visitors to museums, zoos, and aquariums in inquiry and conservation. The second wave of the iSaveSpecies exhibit stations focused on Sustaining ... »
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NFB STEM2U Regional Evaluation Report: San Francisco
Date: 06/01/2016
Resource Category: Evaluation Reports
As part of a grant from the National Science Foundation, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is conducting regional STEM workshops in partnership with local science museums, entitled NFB STEM2U, for blind youth [youth], grades 3 – 6 and 9-12 [apprentices]. During the fifth regional workshop in San Francisco, CA, the NFB operated two ... »
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Citizen Science Project: Summative Evaluation
Date: 04/30/2016
Resource Category: Summative
As part of its National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (the Trust) hired Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A) to evaluate its Citizen Science Project. The goal of the study was to measure the project’s success against an Impact Framework, the organizing framework NSF requires for evaluation. During ... »
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NFB STEM2U Regional Evaluation Report: Phoenix
Date: 02/16/2016
Resource Category: Evaluation Reports
As part of a grant from the National Science Foundation, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is conducting regional STEM workshops in partnership with local science museums, entitled NFB STEM2U, for blind youth [youth], grades 3 – 6 and 9-12 [mentors]. During the fourth regional workshop in Phoenix, AZ, the NFB operated three different ... »
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Formative, Remedial and Summative Evaluations of My Sky
Date: 12/31/2015
Resource Category: Evaluation Reports
My Sky is a NASA funded project, which developed a traveling exhibition on astronomy. Boston Children’s Museum (BCM) created the exhibition in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). Formative and remedial evaluations were conducted at BCM while the summative evaluation took place at the first two venues following BCM: ... »