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Needs Assessment Protocol: STS Science Cafes

This is the protocol for a research project to assess the wants and needs of adults in underserved STEM learning communities -- in our case, the Richmond, VA African American community -- towards the goal of using a community-university partnership to staging STS science cafes that respond to these wants and needs.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Fatima Carson Kristin Bass Karen Rader Cynthia Gibbs
resource evaluation Public Programs

Adult STS Educational Assessment

This assessment is based on the three vertices of a triangle composed of cognition, observation, and interpretation, all of which converge on the nature of science, the relevance of science to everyday life, and decision-making behaviors. We chose one measure from Conley, Pintrich, Vekiri, & Harrison (2004). This measure encompasses four dimensions about scientific knowledge -- source, certainty, development and justification -- so we thought it might reveal interesting dimensions of stasis and change in attitudes toward science from formal school environments to informal adult learning
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TEAM MEMBERS: Karen Rader Cynthia Gibbs Kristin Bass Fatima Carson
resource research Public Programs

2017 IMPACTS Report

This infographic presents goals, outcomes, and results from the Inspiring Meaningful Programs and Communication Through Science (IMPACTS) project.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jane Robertson Karen Peterman
resource evaluation Public Programs

Art of Science Learning, Phase 2—External Evaluation Final Report from a Summative Study of Impact

The Art of Science Learning, Phase 2 was an NSF-funded research and development project to investigate the value of incorporating arts-based learning techniques in STEM-related group innovation processes. The project team created a new, arts-infused innovation curriculum in consultation with leading national practitioners in the arts, creativity, and innovation, then deployed that curriculum in “innovation incubators” in San Diego, Chicago, and Worcester (Mass.) in partnership with informal STEM institutions in those cities. At each incubator, diverse members of the public (from high school
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TEAM MEMBERS: Peter Linett Steve Shewfelt Nicole Baltazar Nnenna Okeke Dreolin Fleisher Eric LaPlant Madeline Smith Chloe Chittick Patton Sarah Lee Harvey Seifter
resource evaluation Media and Technology

In Defense of Food Summative Evaluation Report: Event coordinator and attendee engagement

As part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for the In Defense of Food project directed by Kikim Media, the independent evaluation firm Knight Williams Inc.1 conducted a summative evaluation of the project’s key deliverables, which included: a PBS television broadcast program, an outreach effort, and an educational curriculum. This report (Study 2 of 3) focuses on the outreach effort.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Valerie Knight-Williams Divan Williams Rachael Teel Dobrowolski Gabriel Simmons Michael Schwarz