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Goodman Research Group, Inc. (GRG) conducted summative evaluation of the educational resources kit for Forgotten Genius, a program from the PBS television series Lives in Science. Forgotten Genius explored the...
DATE: August 1st, 2007
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Produced by National Geographic Kids and Cricket Moon Media with support from the National Science Foundation, Marine Missions is a free iPad touch screen application for preschoolers. The app is...
DATE: September 8th, 2013
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NOVA Labs (www.pbs.org/nova/labs) is a web-based platform designed for use by educators, students, and teens to engage learners with authentic data, processes, and tools of working scientists. The present evaluation...
DATE: March 28th, 2014
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WGBH received funding to develop and create NOVA Labs, an online environment that provides teen audiences with an online research lab, educational content, and the opportunity to engage with authentic...
DATE: September 1st, 2012
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Goodman Research Group, Inc. conducted an external evaluation of WGBH's NOVA scienceNOW (NsN) multimedia project as part of the project’s award from the Advancing Informal STEM Learning division of the...
DATE: February 12th, 2014
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In 2012, Concord Evaluation Group (CEG) conducted an evaluation of the impact of Peep and the Big Wide World (Peep) resources on Spanish-speaking families with preschool-aged children. The three-pronged evaluation...
DATE: July 1st, 2012
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Summer science programs held in university research facilities provide ideal opportunities for pre-college students to master new skills and renew, refresh, and enrich their interest in science. These types of...
DATE: December 1st, 2003
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This is the summative evaluation of Statistics for Action (SfA). The mixed-methods evaluation included both process (project implementation) and impact (project effectiveness) assessments. It was posited a cascade-like impact of...
DATE: September 15th, 2008
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This report presents findings from a formative evaluation of the Becoming American theme and the Choosing Revolution story. Becoming Americans tells how diverse peoples, holding different and sometimes conflicting personal...
DATE: November 1st, 1996
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Bill Nye the Science Guy is a widely-viewed, children's television series on science. Designed for eight-to-ten year olds, this series is shown in late afternoons Monday through Friday on PBS...
DATE: July 1st, 1996
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In this article, Jacksonville State University's Stephen Bitgood discusses an evaluation study of a "Falling Feather" gravity-themed exhibit at a science museum. Bitgood shares key findings from the evaluation, which...
DATE: January 1st, 1991
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During the spring of 2006, American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted an evaluation study on behalf of WGBH. The purpose of the study was to gather data related to the...
DATE: August 15th, 2006
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Many biomedical research universities have established outreach programs for precollege students and teachers and partnerships with local school districts to help meet the challenges of science education reform. Science outreach...
DATE: September 1st, 2004
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In February 2013, the Atomic Heritage Foundation (AHF) brought together historians, sociologists and other scholars, as well as museum directors and thought leaders from the informal science education field to...
DATE: April 1st, 2013
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This report presents findings from Goodman Research Group's evaluation of the following: (1) The NOVA scienceNOW series, including viewer feedback on Season Three and the knowledge gained from viewing the...
DATE: February 1st, 2009
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Leaders of the only two large-scale assessments of environmental literacy used in the U.S. to date (Programme for International Student Assessment [PISA] and the National Environmental Literacy Assessment [NELA]), led...
DATE: January 1st, 2012
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With increased resources and professionalism come increased expectations for the evaluation of individual projects to also provide field-wide evidence for the impact of ISE. But there has not been a...
DATE: January 1st, 2012
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How Did We Approach This Study This report presents findings of a program evaluation conducted by Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A), for the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos,...
DATE: February 1st, 2011
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This paper discusses the whole evaluation process and draws from a new communications evaluation program which covers live communication programs as well as exhibitions at Parks Canada, Quebec Region. This...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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MacGillivray Freeman Films is producing a 40-minute large format film about a scientific and climbing expedition on Mount Everest. The film will introduce viewers to the methods and significance of...
DATES: February 1st, 1997 - January 31st, 1999
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Years before encountering their first formal science lessons in elementary school, children may already be practicing scientific thinking on a weekly, if not daily, basis. In one recent survey, parents...
DATE: January 1st, 2001
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The Children's Museum of Houston seeks to develop a 1,500 sq ft bilingual traveling exhibition based on their bilingual "Magnificent Math Moments" activities. This project simultaneously addresses two very important...
DATES: May 1st, 2004 - April 30th, 2009
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While the opportunity to engage in scientific reasoning has been identified as an important aspect of informal science learning (National Research Council, 2009), most studies have examined this strand of...
DATE: November 1st, 2012
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The Soundprint Media Center will conduct planning for "Evolution Discoveries," a multi-part radio series on evolutionary science, contemporary issues and new discoveries. The project will help educate the public about...
DATES: October 10th, 2004 - September 30th, 2005
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This Communicating Research to Public Audiences (CRPA) proposal is based upon Dr. Melanie Stiassny's and her associates' taxonomic and biodiversity research of the fauna in the lower Congo River. The...
DATES: February 15th, 2009 - January 31st, 2010
