January 1st, 2008 | EVALUATION
Goodman Research Group, Inc. (GRG) conducted a comprehensive multi-method external evaluation of the Design Squad PBS television series and its outreach initiative. Design Squad is a live-action reality television series for 9-12 years-olds that aims to provide hands-on experiences and positive images of engineering through design competitions. The broad evaluation goals were to: 1) assess the extent to which children's knowledge, interest, and awareness of engineering increased as a result of watching the Design Squad series, 2) document the implementation of the community events resulting from the Engineering Summit, and 3) assess the effectiveness of the Afterschool Educators Guide with leaders and students.
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Peggy Vaughan, Evaluator, Goodman Research Group, Inc.Elizabeth Bachrach, Evaluator, Goodman Research Group, Inc.
Margaret Tiedemann, Evaluator, Goodman Research Group, Inc.
Irene F Goodman, Evaluator, Goodman Research Group, Inc.
WGBH, Contributor
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0515526
Funding Amount: 2649999
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Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering
Resource Type: Evaluation Reports | Summative
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Broadcast Media | Community Outreach Programs | Media and Technology | Public Programs