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Into the Rift: A summative brief

December 21, 2015 | Media and Technology
This summative report evaluates the accessibility and efficacy of a project website as a tool for teaching ecosystem science. Edu ran a qualitative study with twelve participants in order to determine the overall usability and learnability of IntotheRift.org – an online textbook offering a virtual field trip to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The goal of the study – identify usability issues and also what currently works well. A learnability study focused on learners’ increase in awareness of ecosystem concepts and research scientists working in Lake Tanganyika. An efficacy study evaluated learners’ engagement with the online virtual field trip.

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Douglas Spencer
    Evaluator
    Edu, Inc
  • Sasha Minsky
    Evaluator
    Edu, Inc
  • Jediah Graham
    Evaluator
    Edu, Inc
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1209914
    Resource Type: Evaluation Reports
    Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Adults | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media

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