A Tool for Evaluating Youth Engagement in an Informal STEM Setting: The WGG Observation Protocol

December 1, 2019 | Public Programs

This paper discusses findings from the use of the Wise Guys and Gals (WGG) Observation of WGG Youth Protocol in a blended learning environment. The protocol was used to assess youth engagement when completing blended engineering design challenges at two Boys and Girls Clubs. WGG is a project funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation and which brings blended learning design challenges to middle school aged learners in informal STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) settings. This paper explores the feasibility of using the observation protocol to collect data about youth engagement, and the potential use of the protocol in other informal STEM settings.

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A Tool for Evaluating Youth Engagement in an Informal STEM Setting: The WGG Observation Protocol WISE Guys and Gals - Boys & Girls as WISEngineering STEM Learners

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Caterina Almendral

Author

City University of New York

Bernadette Uzzi

Author

Brookhaven National Laboratory

David Burghardt

Author

Hofstra University

Deborah Hecht

Author

City University of New York

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Funders

NSF

Funding Program: AISL

Award Number: 1422436

Resource Type: Reference Materials | Conference Proceedings | Research and Evaluation Instruments

Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering

Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers

Environment Type: Public Programs | Afterschool Programs

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