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Marcellus Matters: EASE - Marcellus Citizen Science Network Evaluation Findings Brief

Summary brief describing findings from summative evaluation for the Marcellus Citizen Science Network component of the Marcellus Matters: EASE project.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Joe E Heimlich Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde Rebecca Nall
resource evaluation Public Programs

Marcellus Matters: EASE - Marcellus Citizen Science Network

Summative evaluation of one of four pieces of the Marcellus Matters: EASE project. This study examined the effectiveness of a program developed to immerse adult learners in the processes of scientific research by teaching participants to locate and report orphan and abandoned natural gas wells.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Joe E Heimlich Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde Rebecca Nall
resource evaluation Public Programs

Developing a Citizen Science Model to Engage Members of Underrepresented Minority Groups Exploratory Study Final Report

While interest in citizen science as an avenue for increasing scientific engagement and literacy has been increasing, understanding how to effectively engage underrepresented minorities (URMs) in these projects remains a challenge. Based on the research literature on strategies for engaging URMs in STEM activities and the project team’s extensive experience working with URMs, the project team developed a citizen science model tailored to URMs that included the following elements: 1) science that is relevant to participants’ daily lives, 2) removal of barriers to participation, such as
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TEAM MEMBERS: Roxanne Ruzic Lindsay Goodwin Rochelle Mothokakobo Theresa Talley
resource evaluation Public Programs

Citizen Science Project: Summative Evaluation

As part of its National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (the Trust) hired Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A) to evaluate its Citizen Science Project. The goal of the study was to measure the project’s success against an Impact Framework, the organizing framework NSF requires for evaluation. During the life of the project, an Impact Framework serves several functions, including to (1) articulate the project goals for the NSF proposal; (2) act as a roadmap for the Trust to align project practices with the impact it intends to achieve on specific
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephanie Downey Emily Skidmore Amanda Krantz
resource evaluation Media and Technology

Evaluation of FieldScope: A Geospatial Collaboratory for Informal Science Education

Over the last decade, the National Geographic Society (NGS) has been developing and supporting FieldScope, a web-based science information portal. Through an interactive mapping platform, citizen scientists have access to a wide range of tools that enable them to document and understand the world around them. By 2008, two major citizen science projects were using FieldScope, but the range of tools and the flexibility of projects were limited. NGS sought additional funding to expand the capabilities of FieldScope. In September 2010, NGS received a award from the National Science Foundation
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TEAM MEMBERS: Audrey Kremer Ardice Hartry Xiaoxue ‘Vera’ Zhang