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Investigating the Implementation of the Be A Scientist! Project in New York City and Los Angeles: Formative Evaluation-Year Three

November 23, 2013 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections
EDC’s Center for Children and Technology (CCT), a nonprofit research and development organization (cct.edc.org), conducted the formative evaluation of the BAS project for the last three years. Iridescent has assisted CCT researchers in the successful implementation of the evaluation (e.g., organizing site visits and meetings with partners, administering surveys, collecting consent forms). As discussed in more details below, Iridescent has always taken seriously the evaluation findings and recommendations, and has acted upon them to make program improvements. This research partnership has led to the design and development of a more responsive evaluation approach centered on successes and challenges encountered during the implementation of the project at multiple sites and with various partners, participants’ experiences of the BAS project, the project’s impact on participants, and suggested program improvements. Appendix contains survey and interview protocols.

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  • EDC Center for Children and Technology
    Contributor
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    Principal Investigator
    Iridescent
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    Evaluator
    EDC Center for Children and Technology
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Award Number: 1008309
    Funding Amount: $399,618
    Resource Type: Survey | Interview Protocol | Evaluation Reports
    Discipline: Engineering | Physics
    Audience: Parents/Caregivers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Museum/ISE Professionals | Scientists | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Informal/Formal Connections | Higher Education Programs

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