Evaluation

NISE evaluation is designed to elicit and provide critical constructive feedback to NISE project teams so they can refine and improve implementation as program components develop.

The NISE evaluation team includes both internal and external evaluators. With oversight at the Museum of Science, lead evaluators are located at each lead museum -- the Museum of Science, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Exploratorium -- to help coordinate and facilitate evaluation efforts both locally and across the NISE Network. External evaluation is being conducted by Inverness Research Associates and Multimedia Research.

Front-end evaluations

Nanotechnology and the Public

Part I of Front-End Analysis in Support of Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
by Barbara Flagg, Ed.D, Director of Multimedia Research, October 29, 2005

• Report (PDF, 477 MB)
• Appendices (PDF, 442 MB)

Compilation of Nanoscale Communication Projects

Part II of Front-End Analysis in Support of Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network
By Barbara Flagg, Ed.D, Director of Multimedia Research, November 7, 2005

• Report Part 2A (PDF, 9.3 MB)
• Report Part 2B (PDF, 3.3 MB)

Science Community Views for the NISE Network

What the NSET Community Says the Public Should Know and What NISE Net Should Communicate
by Sherry Hsi, PhD., The Exploratorium

• Study (PDF, 225 KB)