October 13th, 2022 | EVALUATION
This is the evaluation report for the first year of the NSF-funded WaterMarks project. It reflects an initial summary of available evidence about the intended outcomes of program activities to date, as well as commentary on how the project is using (or could use) this information moving forward. This report contains descriptions of embedded measures (i.e. anonymized drawings and reflections captured on a thematic postcard) included in community walks and analyses of secondary data (i.e., interviews conducted by other members of hte project team), as well as reflections emerging from the evaluation team's "critical friend" role on the project. As the project matures, future evaluation reporting will engage participation data at a larger scale, a wider range of methods, and additional overarching questions, as described in the Background section of the report.
Appendix includes logic model.
Document
WaterMarks-Y1-Evaluation-Report-Final-10.13.22-with-appendix.pdf
Team Members
Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde, Evaluator, COSI's Center for Research and EvaluationLaura Weiss, Evaluator, COSI's Center for Research and Evaluation
Justin Reeves Meyer, Evaluator, COSI's Center for Research and Evaluation
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: AISL
Award Number: 2115637
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Access and Inclusion: Urban
Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | Adults | Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists | Undergraduate | Graduate Students
Discipline: Art | music | theater | Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Geoscience and geography | Social science and psychology
Resource Type: Evaluation Reports
Environment Type: Community Outreach Programs | Higher Education Programs | Informal | Formal Connections | Park | Outdoor | Garden Programs | Public Programs