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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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Resources » Design Evaluation Overview Working with an Evaluator Developing an Evaluation Plan Evaluation Tools and Instruments Evaluation Reporting and Dissemination Learn More About Evaluation See Also Discover Research Writing the Evaluation Report What goes into an evaluation report and how it is reported depends on the evaluation audience and how they intend to use ...
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DATE: February 28th, 2022
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Resources » Design Evaluation Overview Working with an Evaluator Developing an Evaluation Plan Evaluation Tools and Instruments Evaluation Reporting and Dissemination Learn More About Evaluation See Also Discover Research Most evaluations require the use of a data collection tool—a survey or other data collection instrument. Evaluators either need to adopt or adapt existing tools or ...
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DATE: February 28th, 2022
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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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The World Biotech Tour was a three-year initiative supported by the Biogen Foundation and managed by the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). The project was designed to promote a greater understanding of biotechnology through science center and museum programming and provided insights on the resources required and challenges encountered when implementing a year-long, multi-country program in informal science environments. ...
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DATE: September 21st, 2018
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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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It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a month since the meeting, so our apologies for the delayed post! In between vacation and other work, we thought it might be helpful to recount the three action areas identified during the final session, and in particular the diverse questions participants raised to help inform next steps. ...
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DATE: November 20th, 2015
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This evaluator reflection was provided to stimulate conversation at the June 20-21, 2013 CAISE Evaluation Convening. It reflects on the nature of learning and challenges assumptions of outcomes from engaging...
DATE: June 21st, 2013
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DATE: February 9th, 2024
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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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Current science education reforms emphasize the ways in which students’ scientific practices, such as experimenting, collecting data, and interpreting results, develop over time. Bricker and Bell suggest that practices develop...
DATE: January 1st, 2015
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Scientific facts can be so complicated that only specialists in a field fully appreciate the details, but the nature of everyday practice that gives rise to these facts should be...
DATE: April 8th, 2011
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Out-of-school settings promise to broaden participation in science to groups that are often left out of school-based opportunities. Increasing such involvement is premised on the notion that science is intricately...
DATE: May 29th, 2017
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As STEAM has gained traction in informal education settings, it is important to support educators in learning about and developing STEAM learning experiences. We investigated what STEAM means to informal...
DATE: June 8th, 2020
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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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Effective classification of large datasets is a ubiquitous challenge across multiple knowledge domains. One solution gaining in popularity is to perform distributed data analysis via online citizen science platforms, such...
DATE: January 17th, 2019
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The National Research Council’s Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning has been tasked with writing a consensus report on the value of and evidence for out-of-school STEM learning programs. As...
DATE: January 1st, 2015
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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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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: October 11th, 2012
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Effective science communication can empower research and innovation systems to address global challenges and put public interests at the heart of how knowledge is produced, shared, and applied. For science...
DATE: January 23rd, 2020
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The debate on Darwin’s theory of evolution is a unique case for observing some particular ways in which science is perceived and experienced in society. It is a dispute which...
DATE: June 21st, 2006
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The New York Hall of Science (NYHOS), in partnership with the University of Michigan (UM), the Miami Museum of Science (MMOS), the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), and a broad...
DATES: August 19th, 2008 - July 31st, 2013
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The concepts of sustainable development have experienced extraordinary success since their advent in the 1980s. They are now an integral part of the agenda of governments and corporations, and their...
DATE: September 27th, 2011