SciGirls CONNECT 2 Formative Evaluation Report

The independent evaluation firm, Knight Williams, Inc., administered an online survey and conducted follow-up interviews with educators from 14 SciGirls CONNECT2 partner organizations to gather information about their use of, reflections on, and recommendations relating to the SciGirls Seven strategies. The evaluation aimed for two educators from each partner organization – specifically the program leader and one educator who was familiar with the SciGirls Seven – to share reflections on the strategies after they completed their Year 1 programs. In all, 24 educators from 13 partners completed the survey, for a response rate of 86%. Additionally, 20 of the educators who submitted the formative survey went on to complete the follow-up interview, for a response rate of 83%.

More than half of the educators self-identified as SciGirls CONNECT2 program leaders, while smaller groups said they were primarily educators or described holding other roles. The number of years educators had worked at their organizations and implemented STEM programming for girls ranged considerably, in both cases from less than a year to more than 10 years. In terms of their experience with the SciGirls Seven, about a third each had been working with the strategies for a year or less, two to four years, or five to eight years. Key findings that emerged regarding these educators’ use and perception of the SciGirls Seven in their Year 1 programs are in the attached report.