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resource research Professional Development and Workshops

Building Supports Memo Report: Takeaways from the Transference Panel

A panel to explore the transferability of the Framework and the underlying research from the DACUM Competency Profiles across types of informal science institutions was held at COSI on March 20-21, 2023. This memo report shares findings from the sessions including general responses to the Framework and reaction to the specific Framework domains.  To conclude, the report looks ahead to how these findings will inform future work on the project.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Joe E. Heimlich Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde Laura Weiss
resource evaluation K-12 Programs

Summative Analysis for the Bell Museum Planetarium Show and Corresponding Toolkit Activity

In fall 2019, the Bell Museum received funding via a NASA TEAM II grant to create Mars: The Ultimate Voyage, a full-dome planetarium show and accompanying hands-on activities that focus on the interdisciplinary roles that will be needed to send humans to Mars. This report from Catalyst Consulting Group presents the findings from the summative evaluation completed in March–May 2023.
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TEAM MEMBERS: VERONICA DEL BIANCO Maren Harris Karen Peterman
resource project K-12 Programs

Collaborative Research: Cultivating Tomorrow's Innovators Through Exploring Planetary Images with Artificial Intelligence

This project will design, develop, and test a sequence of lessons for high school aged youth from east Tennessee that will teach them artificial intelligence concepts by using images from planetary exploration and emerging Generative AI tools to create visually appealing generative artworks and digital stories.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Pengyu Hong
resource evaluation Informal/Formal Connections

New-York Historical Society's Tang Academy for American Democracy Program Evaluation

In 2023 Kera Collective partnered with the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) to evaluate the Tang Academy for American Democracy (TAAD) program.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephanie Downey Hannah Heller Filippa Christofalou
resource evaluation Exhibitions

Who are We Missing, and Now What? A Demographic Study of Planetarium Visitors and Next Steps for the Field

This study collected data from seven planetarium email lists (one per planetarium regional organization in the United States), as well as online survey panel data from residents in each area, to describe and compare those who do and do not visit planetariums.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Karen Peterman Keshia Martin Jane Robertson Evia Sally Brummel Holly L. Menninger
resource evaluation Exhibitions

Build a Mars Habitat: Survive and Thrive Project Summative Evaluation Report

The summative evaluation of the Build a Human Habitat on Mars exhibit explored the public’s learning, interest, and engagement with the activity.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Gretchen Haupt Elena Tsakakis
resource evaluation Games, Simulations, and Interactives

Moon Adventure Game Summative Evaluation

This report is the summative evaluation of Moon Adventure Game. The Moon Adventure Game is a challenge-based immersive game, inspired by “escape room” experiences, which asks visitors to take on activities to help them think about what people might need to live and work on the Moon.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Alexander Lussenhop Ann Atwood Elizabeth Kollmann
resource project Museum and Science Center Exhibits

Kaulele (To Take Flight) - Creating a Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Indigenous-led Design Framework for STEM Exhibits

Over the past few decades, the science museum field has been working toward better understanding of and approaches to designing exhibits that reflect more diverse ways of learning and knowing, and support broader participation in STEM and informal STEM learning. This project, led by the local Hawaiian community organization Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE), will develop and study a Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) Indigenous-led exhibit design framework.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Maile Keliipio-Acoba
resource research Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits

Identifying, Perceiving, and Understanding Sound: What We Learned From Year 1 In-Person Site Visits

In collaboration with TERC and informal learning organizations across the United States, COSI’s Center for Research and Evaluation (CRE) is part of an NSF-funded project, Research to Understand and Inform the Impacts of Ambient and Designed Sound on Informal STEM Learning.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde Joe E. Heimlich Justin Reeves Meyer Laura Weiss Gary Timko
resource research Exhibitions

Identifying, Perceiving, and Understanding Sound: What We Learned From Participants in Sound Circles Discussions

In collaboration with TERC and informal learning organizations across the United States, COSI’s Center for Research and Evaluation (CRE) is part of an NSF-funded project, Research to Understand and Inform the Impacts of Ambient and Designed Sound on Informal STEM Learning.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Gary Timko Joe E. Heimlich Laura Weiss Justin Reeves Meyer Donnelley (Dolly) Hayde
resource evaluation Exhibitions

Formative Evaluations of Plus UItra

In 2020, Kera Collective (formerly RK&A) partnered with the Mercer Museum and a team of experts in support of the experimental exhibition project, Plus Ultra.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Amanda Krantz
resource project Park, Outdoor, and Garden Programs

Understanding the Impact of Outdoor Science and Environmental Learning Experiences Through Community-Driven Outcomes

This project will employ a community-driven process, centering the voices of communities of color, to identify meaningful and relevant outcomes and develop research tools to measure scientific and environmental literacy.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Melissa Collins Jedda Foreman Valeria Romero