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The intent of this project is to use social network methods to study networks of afterschool and informal science stakeholders. It would attempt to create knowledge that improves afterschool programs...
DATES: September 1st, 2009 - August 31st, 2014
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Presentation on NSF grant DRL-0917536 (""Studying and Improving Networks for Disseminating STEM Educational Materials in After-School Programs"") presented at the CAISE Convening on Organizational Networks, November 17th, 2011....
DATE: November 17th, 2011
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Research has intimated that engineering design activities can enhance students’ understanding of engineering and technology and can increase their interest in science. Few studies, however, have defined or measured this...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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This paper presents a quantitative strategy (K-means cluster analysis) for exploring museum-motivated ideas that can be helpful in resource allocation, marketing, event planning, and designing exhibits. Cluster analysis provides a...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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WGBH is requesting funds to produce a four-hour NOVA television special with accompanying Web and outreach activities about the pervasive role of materials in our lives. The overarching goals of...
DATES: March 1st, 2007 - February 29th, 2012
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This paper is an excerpt from a 22-page paper prepared for the Field Museum of Natural History. The paper summarizes the front-end evaluation studies related to the Animal Kingdom Project's...
DATE: January 1st, 1991
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This presentation was shared at the 2014 Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) annual meeting in Raleigh, NC. It describes how proposers can submit competitive proposals to the National Science Foundation...
DATE: October 19th, 2014
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Presentation slides on submitting competitive Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) proposals, originally presented at the 2012 Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Annual Conference...
DATE: October 16th, 2012
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Drugs and alcohol, free time and empty houses are readily available in affluent communities. But positive role models and meaningful activities are often in short supply....
DATE: March 1st, 2003
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The National Research Council's (NRC) Board on Science Education will identify an expert study committee to develop a report identifying the criteria for successful out-of-school STEM learning based on evidence...
DATES: October 1st, 2013 - September 30th, 2016
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The "Successful scaffolding strategies in urban museums: Research and practice on mediated scientific conversations with families and museum educators" project seeks to simultaneously advance existing research on learning in informal...
DATES: November 1st, 2005 - October 31st, 2011
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The Garfield Park Conservatory will develop, install and evaluate "Sugar from the Sun," a living plant exhibition that explores the fundamental biological process of photosynthesis. The exhibit addresses common misunderstandings...
DATES: July 10th, 2003 - June 30th, 2008
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In this article, Jacksonville State University's Stephen Bitgood presents a literature review of successful interactive exhibits. Bitgood outlines guidelines for designing interactive exhibits, focusing on two aspects of interactive exhibits:...
DATE: January 1st, 1991
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In this article, Jacksonville State University's Stephen Bitgood provides a list of guidelines for creating and placing orientation signage. According to the author, this list offers a starting point for...
DATE: May 1st, 1995
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In this brief article, Jacksonville State University's Stephen Bitgood offers informal professionals six suggestions for preventing student misbehavior during school field trips to museums or zoos. Bitgood, a former child...
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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Suitcase Science is a community-inspired theatre program and exhibit that highlights many scientific disciplines, including anthropology, biology, chemistry, geology, sociology and material culture. Its development was funded through a Legacy...
DATE: June 1st, 2011
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This article summarizes an evaluation report discussed in a 1982 article in the "Journal of Educational Research." The study was a series by J. Falk and colleagues that examined children's...
DATE: January 1st, 1993
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This paper presents a summary of each of 10 evaluations conducted of NASA educational programs. The paper begins with a table outlining the titles of the evaluations and who conducted...
DATE: January 1st, 2006
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In this article, Jacksonville State University's Kay Allen summarizes a 1988 paper in "Curator" written by J. Diamond, A. Smith, and A. Bond. Allen outlines key findings from a study...
DATE: January 1st, 1992
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This article is a summary of a 1994 paper entitled, "Looking Back at Summative Evaluation" by Jeff Hayward and Ross Loomis, and refers to the discussion they led at the...
DATE: September 1st, 1995
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In this article, Jacksonville State University's Valerie Cox summarizes a 1991 paper in "Visitor Studies: Theory, Research & Practice," written by C. Vance and D. Schroeder. Cox summates findings from...
DATE: January 1st, 1992
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This paper summarizes a Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) convening (June 20-21, 2013) on Evaluation Capacity Building. The convening was designed to facilitate discussion about the resources...
DATE: October 10th, 2014
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This report presents the findings of a summative evaluation of The Search for Life conducted by Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A), for The New York Hall of Science (NY...
DATE: April 12th, 2006
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PlanetMania is an iOS and Android mobile app game produced by Maryland Science Center and Eduweb, Inc. in 2012 to accompany the Center's latest permanent exhibit, entitled Life Beyond Earth....
DATE: January 21st, 2013
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Produced by Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN, and sponsored by the National Science Foundation, SciGirls (SG) is a multimedia project for upper grade-school and middle-school tweens. Weekly half-hour...
DATE: December 19th, 2012
