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Design Squad: Final Evaluation Report Executive Summary

October 1, 2007 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
Goodman Research Group, Inc. conducted a comprehensive multi-method external evaluation of the first season of the Design Squad TV series and outreach initiative. The broad evaluation goals were to: assess the extent to which children's knowledge, interest, and awareness of engineering increased as a result of watching the Design Squad series, document the implementation of community events resulting form the November 2006 Engineering Summit, and assess the effectiveness of the Afterschool Educators Guide with leaders and students.

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Peggy Vaughan
    Evaluator
    Goodman Research Group, Inc.
  • Emilee Pressman
    Evaluator
    Goodman Research Group, Inc.
  • Irene Goodman
    Evaluator
    Goodman Research Group, Inc.
  • WGBH
    Contributor
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 0515526
    Funding Amount: 2649999
    Resource Type: Summative
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media | Public Programs | Afterschool Programs | Community Outreach Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Conferences

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