- Summative :: Yalowitz, S. (2010). ConCiencia Summative Evaluation. [Institute for Learning Innovation] Self Reliance Foundation.
- Summative :: Paulsen, C. (2009). FETCH! Online Training Evaluation Report: Executive Summary. [Veridian inSight, LLC] WGBH Educational Foundation.
- Summative :: RMC Research Corporation, S. (2009). What's the BIG Idea? Training of Trainers. [RMC Research Corporation] Vermont Center for the Book.
- Summative :: Goodman, I. (2009). An Evaluation of NPASS (National Partnerships for Afterschool Science) Year 3 Final Report. [Goodman Research Group, Inc.] Education Development Center.
- Summative :: Bachrach, E. (2009). Evaluation Report of Nova scienceNOW Season 3: Series, Website, Science Cafe Conference. [Goodman Research Group] WGBH.
- Formative :: Londhe, R. (2009). The Music Instinct Formative Evaluation. [Goodman Research Group, Inc.] Thirteen / WNET.
- Summative :: Paulsen, C. (2009). FETCH! Online Training Evaluation Report: Executive Summary. [Veridian inSight, LLC] WGBH Educational Foundation.
- Summative :: RMC Research Corporation, S. (2009). What's the BIG Idea? Training of Trainers. [RMC Research Corporation] Vermont Center for the Book.
- Summative :: Goodman, I. (2009). An Evaluation of NPASS (National Partnerships for Afterschool Science) Year 3 Final Report. [Goodman Research Group, Inc.] Education Development Center.
- Summative :: Bachrach, E. (2009). Evaluation Report of Nova scienceNOW Season 3: Series, Website, Science Cafe Conference. [Goodman Research Group] WGBH.
- Formative :: Londhe, R. (2009). The Music Instinct Formative Evaluation. [Goodman Research Group, Inc.] Thirteen / WNET.
- Summative :: Londhe, R. (2009). Internet Community of Design Engineers (iCODE) Final Evaluation Report. [Goodman Research Group] University of Massachusetts - Lowell.
- Summative :: Sanford, C. (2009). How People Make Things Summative Evaluation. [UPCLOSE] Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.
- Summative :: Giusti, E. (2009). Early Childhood Science Learning . NY Hall of Science.
- Summative :: Serrell, B. (2009). Beautiful Science Summative Evaluation. [Serrell & Associates] The Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens.
- Summative :: Haley Goldman, K. (2009). WolfQuest Summative Report. [Institute for Learning Innovation] Minnesota Zoo.
- Formative :: Giusti, E. (2009). Research and Rolling Exhibits (RARE). NY Hall of Science.
- Summative :: Serrell, B. (2009). Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live): Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival. [Serrell & Associates] Anchorage Museum.
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NSF Evaluation Guidelines
The National Science Foundation publishes three useful handbooks about evaluation relevant for informal science learning projects. Each is available for free as a PDF download.
Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects (2008)
The User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation (2002).
User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Methods Evaluations (1997)
The National Science Foundation publishes three useful handbooks about evaluation relevant for informal science learning projects. Each is available for free as a PDF download.
Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects (2008)
Written by experienced evaluators, this book introduces a framework for evaluating the impacts of informal science education projects. It is written for Principal Investigators, Project Directors, Evaluators, and Proposal Developers.
The User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation (2002).
User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Methods Evaluations (1997)