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Brains On! Research: Listener Survey Report

The Brains On! exploratory research study was guided by three overarching research questions: Who is the audience for Brains On! and what are their motivations for listening to children’s science podcasts? How are Brains On! listeners using the podcast and engaging with its content? What kinds of impacts does Brains On! have on its audiences? These questions were answered through a three-phase mixed-methods research design. Each phase informed the next, providing additional insights into answering the research questions. Phase 1 was a review of a sample of secondary data in the
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TEAM MEMBERS: Amy Grack Nelson Scott Van Cleave Juan Dominguez
resource evaluation Public Programs

STEM Guides External Summative Evaluation Report

This document is the final summative evaluation report written by EDC, the external evaluator of the STEM Guides project. The report concludes that the project was highly ambitious, with many dynamic and evolving pieces. It was deemed successful as a model of brokering connections between students aged 10-18 and STEM resources and opportunities in rural Maine communities. The STEM Guides program contributed to the increase in STEM awareness within each community, as well as connecting youth with interesting and relevant STEM experiences.
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TEAM MEMBERS: EDC
resource evaluation Exhibitions

Mission: Mars - Bridging Earth and Mars (BEAM) Summative Evaluation

The Saint Louis Science Center (SLSC) project Bridging Earth and Mars (BEAM), based upon work supported by NASA under grant award NNX14AD08G, engages the general public and children from schools and community groups. Visitors learn of NASA’s exploration of Mars through exhibits simulating control of robotic rovers on the surface of Mars, as well as related educational programming. Two public exhibition galleries opened on November 21, 2015: (1) Mission: Mars Control, located on the second floor of the SLSC Main Building; and (2) Mission: Mars Base, located in the SLSC Planetarium Building
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TEAM MEMBERS: Carey Tisdal
resource evaluation Public Programs

Conservation Pen Pals

Activity to imagine what it’s like to be an animal and to recognize that aquarium/zoo animals have wild counterparts with similar needs.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Mary Jackson Kathayoon Khalil
resource evaluation Public Programs

Action Reaction Activity

This game is used to measure whether program participation helps to evelop the child’s ability to accurately predict or infer an animal’s emotional state.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Mary Jackson Kathayoon Khalil
resource evaluation Public Programs

Semantic Differential Scale (age 10-13 years)

This scale is used to assess emotions which can be precursors to empathy.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Mary Jackson Kathayoon Khalil
resource evaluation Public Programs

Empathy towards Animals: Pre/Post Survey Protocol and Instruments

Survey to determine tween/teen’s attitudes towards animals and whether or not this shifts as a result of experiencing empathy-related programming.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Mary Jackson Kathayoon Khalil
resource evaluation Exhibitions

Front-end Evaluation: Game Changers Exhibition

The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (Lemelson) at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) contracted RK&A to conduct a front-end evaluation of Game Changers, a new exhibition that will highlight stories of invention and innovation related to sports. The goals of the study were to identify visitors’ associations with sports and invention and explore their reactions to preliminary exhibition concepts and titles. How did we approach this study? RK&A conducted 40 in-depth interviews with walk-in visitors to NMAH. As much as possible, RK&A recruited
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TEAM MEMBERS: Amanda Krantz Cathy Sigmond