Program Evaluation: The University of Washington Botany Greenhouse K-12 Education Outreach Program

June 8th, 2015 | EVALUATION

This summative evaluation of the University of Washington Botany Greenhouse K-12 Education Outreach Program analyzed the contents of 468 thank-you notes written by program participants using the National Science Foundation’s Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects. Strong evidence was found for impacts in three STEM learning categories: Awareness, Knowledge or Understanding, Engagement or Interest, and Skills.

Document

2015-08-08_Kate_Nowell_UWBotGrnhsK12EdPgmEval.pdf

Team Members

University of Washington, Contributor
Kate Nowell, Principal Investigator, University of Washington Botany Greenhouse

Funders

Funding Source: Donor

Tags

Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | General STEM | Life science
Resource Type: Evaluation Reports | Summative
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Park | Outdoor | Garden Programs | Parks | Outdoor | Garden Exhibits | Public Programs