summative

The NanoDays 2011 Report and Survey summarizes NISE Network partner activities related to NanoDays 2011, as well as partner feedback solicited to help the Network improve future NanoDays materials and resources.  Read more

As part of the overall summative evaluation of the first five years of the NISE Network, the Year 5 Exhibits and Programs Study examines the measurable impacts of these public products on museum visitors.  Read more

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.  Read more

The Review of NISE Network Evaluation Findings: Years 1-5 seeks to investigate the work of the NISE Network since its inception in 2005 and provide an overarching summary of NISE Net Public Impacts evaluation efforts to the NISE Network and the broader ISE field.  Read more

The Museum of Science collaborated with the Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing to develop a two-session science communication workshop program for REU students at Northeastern, UMass-Lowell, and the University of New Hampshire. This evaluation of the CHN REU program - conducted by the Donahue Institute- focused in great depth on the outcomes of the science communication workshops, from pp 12 - 27. One of the purposes of evalution was to determine whether there would be value in trying to disseminate the workshops to science museum and research center partners throughout the NISE Network.  Read more

Summative evaluation of four programs created by the NISE Network.  Read more

This study looked specifically at one question: Approximately how many people participated in NISE Net public outreach activities during NanoDays 2009?  Read more

The main question driving this study is the following: <I> To what extent is NISE Net reaching the public through the different tiers of the Network? </I>  Read more

The Nanoawareness Study is designed to answer the question "What, if any, impact do NISE Net activities delivered at Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutions have on the nanoawareness of the public audiences that experience those activities?" The Nanoawareness Study was initially conducted in Year 3 and then replicated in Year 4 with some methodological changes and a different sample of participants. The following report describes the Nanoawareness Study findings from Year 4 in comparison to findings from Year 3.  Read more

The documents that comprise the Inverness Research Summative Report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale.  Read more