November 1st, 2005 | RESEARCH
This article summarizes summative evaluation of the impact on public radio listeners of Earth & Sky, a short-format science radio program airing daily on more than 1,000 commerical and public radio stations in the U.S. as well as on satellite and Internet radio outlets. Earth & Sky’s goals are to make science accessible and interesting and to increase science literacy by providing daily doses of science to listeners with a range of science backgrounds, knowledge and interest. Subsequent to listening to Earth & Sky, the producers hope listeners may be motivated to turn to other sources of science information such as the Internet, books, museums, and television programs to learn more about covered topics.
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Team Members
Barbara Flagg, Evaluator, Multimedia ResearchCitation
Publication: Informal Learning Review
Volume: November/December 2005
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE
Award Number: 0128985
Related URLs
Earth & Sky's "Edge of Discovery" Radio Series for NSF's Public Understanding of Research Program
Tags
Audience: Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: General STEM | Geoscience and geography | Space science
Resource Type: Evaluation Reports | Mass Media Article | Reference Materials | Summative
Environment Type: Broadcast Media | Media and Technology | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media