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Techbridge Broad Implementation: 2014‐2015 Evaluation Findings from Techbridge’s First Year in Greater Seattle

November 20, 2015 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections
Techbridge Girls’ mission is to help girls discover a passion for science, engineering, and technology (SET). In August 2013, Techbridge Girls was awarded a five-year National Science Foundation grant to scale up its after-school program from the San Francisco Bay Area to multiple new locations around the United States. In the fall of 2014, Techbridge Girls began offering after-school programming at five elementary and two middle schools in the Highline Public School district, located near Seattle, WA. Education Development Center is conducting the formative and summative evaluation of the project. To assess the implementation and impact of the first year of the expansion effort in Greater Seattle, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from a variety of stakeholders, including from the girls who participated in the new programs and non-participating comparison students from the same Highline schools; the parents or guardians of Greater Seattle Techbridge students; role models who visited the Greater Seattle programs and/or hosted Techbridge Girls field trips at their companies; Techbridge Girls teachers and principals from the Greater Seattle schools; Highline Public Schools district representatives; and Techbridge Girls staff. The evaluation team also conducted observations of selected programs. Appendix contains logic model and instruments.

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    Evaluator
    Education Development Center
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    Evaluator
    Education Development Center
  • Sarah Armstrong
    Evaluator
    Education Development Center
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    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1323776
    Funding Amount: $2,728,161.00
    Resource Type: Research and Evaluation Instruments | Rubric | Survey | Interview Protocol | Evaluation Reports
    Discipline: Engineering | General STEM | Technology
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Women and Girls | English Language Learners | Low Socioeconomic Status

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