March 1st, 2010 | EVALUATION
The Learning Places evaluation went beyond the traditional approach of determining how well the project met its goals. In addition to that approach, we identified grounded theory. Five areas of theory and related hypotheses emerged: STEM learning, agents of change, teens as designers, community partner engagement and national collaboration. Each is described in detail in the full report, along with findings related to each of the project goals.
Document
Team Members
Christine (Kit) Klein, Evaluator, Klein ConsultingSt. Louis Science Center, Contributor
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 0515572
Funding Amount: 2012313
Related URLs
http://www.smm.org/learningplaces
Teenage Designers of Learning Places for Children: Creating After-school Environments for STEM Education
Tags
Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Education and learning science | Life science | Physics | Technology
Resource Type: Evaluation Reports | Summative
Environment Type: Afterschool Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs