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National Living Laboratory: Creating Communities of Learners for Informal Cognitive Science Education [Summative Evaluation Report]

This summative evaluation report details the Broad Implementation of the Living Laboratory model--an initiative to promote partnership between museums and cognitive science researchers in order to promote professional learning and involve the public in scientific research. The evaluation investigated the extent of the dissemination effort’s depth, spread, sustainability, and shift in ownership, based on Coburn’s criteria for scale-up (2003). Evaluators collected data from surveys, interviews, focus groups, document review, and observations. Findings about depth suggest that adopters fully
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TEAM MEMBERS: Katherine Todd Sarah Pfeifle Lorrie Beaumont Marta Biarnes Becki Kipling
resource evaluation Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Summative Study of the Nano Mini-exhibition

The Summative Study of the Nano Mini-exhibition took place during the spring and summer of 2012. After being observed during their Mini-exhibition experience, 455 visitors across six different partner institutions participated in surveys and interviews with NISE Net evaluation team members. This report begins by describing the key findings of the study in detail, with additional information about study methods, instruments, and two exploratory sub-studies found in the Appendices.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Gina Navoa Svarovsky Juli Goss Gayra Ostgaard Nelda Reyes Clara Cahill Ryan Auster Marjorie Bequette
resource evaluation Public Programs

NISE Network: Overview of the NISE Network Evaluation

Nanoscience is an emerging scientific field, and therefore an increasing amount of funding is flowing into nanoscience and nanotechnology research, including money from the federal government. Several studies of public understanding and public attitudes toward nanoscience have shown that most of the public is generally uninterested in and unmotivated to learn about nanoscale science and technology3. Because this emerging interdisciplinary field of science offers so much promise, and because it will have an increasing presence in everyday life, the NSF is committed to increasing public
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TEAM MEMBERS: Mark St. John Jenifer V. Helms Nanoscale Informal Science Education (NISE) Network Pam Castori Judy Hirabayashi Laurie Lopez Michelle Phillips
resource evaluation Public Programs

2010 Delivery and Reach Study

The 2010 Delivery and Reach study documented the delivery of nano education activities at NISE Network partner institutions and estimated the public reach of those activities. Surveys used in this study are included in the appendix of this report.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Scott Pattison Marcie Benne Jenna LeComte-Hinely