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Project TRUE Year 1 Evaluation Report

October 15, 2015 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections

The primary goal of Project TRUE is to increase the interest of high school students in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors, by increasing their exposure to urban ecology research conducted with college mentors. Project TRUE also establishes a research and education partnership between the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Fordham University, to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a tiered mentorship educational model. The model leverages both formal (Fordham) and informal (WCS) educational practices and expertise. This evaluation report from year one (of five) summarizes activities designed to collect baseline data on program activities and participant and staff experiences at each of the four sites and across sites; and to inform program improvement (formative evaluation) and begin to investigate program effectiveness (summative evaluation).

TEAM MEMBERS

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    Evaluator
    PEER Associates
  • Theresa Fox
    Evaluator
    PEER Associates
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1421017
    Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Education and learning science
    Audience: Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Aquarium and Zoo Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | Higher Education Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Urban

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