Review of NISE Network Evaluation Findings: Years 1-5

May 1st, 2011 | EVALUATION

The Review of NISE Network Evaluation Findings: Years 1-5 seeks to investigate the work of the NISE Network since its inception in 2005 and provide an overarching summary of NISE Net Public Impacts evaluation efforts to the NISE Network and the broader ISE field. This Review is divided into six chapters, representing the following themes: Connecting ISE Professionals with Nano Informal Science Education; Connecting University-Affiliated Individuals with Nano Informal Science Education;Engaging the Public in Learning about Nano through NISE Network Educational Products;Engaging the Public with Societal and Ethical Implications Content through NISE Network Products; Making the Unfamiliar Interesting and Relevant for Museum Visitors; and Reaching Public Audiences through the NISE Network. Each chapter is written to stand on its own so that the reader can make decisions about the content areas that are of interest and importance to his or her own work.

Document

Review_of_NISE_Net_Evaluation_Findings.pdf

Team Members

Christine Reich, Evaluator, Museum of Science
Elizabeth Kollmann, Evaluator, Museum of Science
Jane Morgan Alexander, Evaluator, Museum of Science
Amy Grack Nelson, Evaluator, Science Museum of Minnesota
Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network, Contributor

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: NSEC; Materials Centers & Education; NUE; Collaborative Research; NIRT; AISL
Award Number: 0532536
Funding Amount: 19999169

Related URLs

https://www.nisenet.org
Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network

Tags

Audience: Evaluators | Families | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering | Technology
Resource Type: Evaluation Reports | Summative
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Public Programs | Resource Centers and Networks