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Evaluation and Research Reports List

Evaluation is a process used to improve the design and function of educational experiences in informal learning environments and to measure progress toward goals. Research studies are designed to generate findings that will inform the broader field of informal science education.

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Illustration Zoom into a Butterfly 2008 Formative Evaluation

Formative evaluation for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.
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Nanoscale Science Exhibits and Programs Public Impacts Summative Evaluation (2011)

Summative evaluation report for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network - Year 5 (2011) on the public impacts of a set of nanoscale science exhibits and programs on museum visitors.
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Online Workshop Recording: Nano Brown-Bag: Findings from the Professional Impacts Summative Evaluation

Online professional development workshop recording (2015).
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Online Workshop Recording: Evaluating Building with Biology Forums

Online professional development workshop recording (2017).
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Voyage through the Solar System Project Summative Evaluation and Partner Implementation Report (2024)

Summative evaluation and Partner Implementation Report of the Voyage through the Solar System project.
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Overview of NISE Network Evaluation Year 4 Summative Evaluation

Summative evaluation report for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.
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Nanotechnology and the Public Front End Evaluation (2005)

Front-end evaluation report literature review that summarized findings from secondary sources that describe public awareness, interest, knowledge and attitudes related to nanotechnology.
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Online Workshop Recording: Nano Brown-Bag: Team-Based Inquiry Stories - NISE Network Partners Share What Works (and What Doesn't!)

Online professional development workshop recording (2014).
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Online Workshop: Nano Brown-Bag: Making Evaluation Design Decisions: When Basic Evaluation Methods Meet the Real World

Online professional development workshop recording (2015).
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Three Drops

Formative evaluation report of Three Drops is a full body immersive simulation.
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