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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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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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Mixing Molecules
Formative evaluation report of Mixing Molecules full-body immersive simulation exhibit demonstrating the collision of molecules at the nanoscale.
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