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Year 5 Summative Evaluation of Exhibits and Programs

Research & Evaluation

Year 5 Summative Evaluation of Exhibits and Programs

Report date: April, 2011

 

Overview

Evaluation Title: 

Year 5 Summative Evaluation of Exhibits and Programs

Date of report: 

04/2011

Contact: 

Marjorie Bequette [1]

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General Description: 

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.

Major Findings: 

• Exhibits and programs effectively engage visitors with nano content.
• Visitors who see exhibits and programs show higher levels of nanoawareness.
• Many visitors associate “nano” with small, even before seeing nano in the museum.
• Exhibits and programs offer ways for visitors to deepen their nano knowledge.
• Visitors find relevance in the exhibits and programs, and may find more ways to connect their everyday lives to nano when they encounter it in the future.

Categorize

Evaluation type: 

  • summative
  • public

Type of product(s) studied: 

  • Program
  • Exhibit

Method(s) of data collection: 

  • interviews
  • surveys
Resources

Documents: 

application/pdf iconYear 5 Summative Evaluation of Exhibits and Programs [3]

Author(s): 

Marjorie Bequette
Gina Svarovsky
Kirsten Ellenbogen

Associated product(s): 

Introduction to Nanotechnology Exhibition [4]
Nanomedicine Exhibition [5]
Nanomedicine Explorer Kiosk [6]
Intro to Nanomedicine video [7]
Intro to Nanomedicine video [8]
At the Nanoscale [9]
Creating Nanomaterials [10]
Unexpected Properties [11]
Intro to Nanotechnology Video [12]
Detecting Disease [13]
Treating Disease [14]
Regenerating Tissues [15]
NanoLab [16]
Nanotechnology: Fact or Fiction? [17]
Bump and Roll [18]
Changing Colors [19]
Nano Buzz [20]
Intro to Nano Cart Demo [21]
Magic Sand / Nanosurfaces [22]
Exploring Forces - Gravity (NanoDays 08, 09, 10) [23]
Exploring Properties - Surface Area (NanoDays 08, 09, 10) [24]
Exploring Products - Nano Fabrics (NanoDays 10, 11) [25]
The Electric Squeeze [26]
Attack of the Nanoscientist [27]
Intro to Nano - Stage [28]
Treating Tumors with Gold [29]
Tiny Solutions to Our Big Energy Problem [30]
Source URL: http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/evaluation/year5exhibitsandprograms

Links:
[1] http://www.nisenet.org/users/marjorie_bequette
[2] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
[3] http://www.nisenet.org/sites/default/files/catalog/eval/uploads/2011/06/1353/nise_y5_summative_exhibit_program_final.pdf
[4] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/introduction_nanotechnology_exhibition
[5] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/nanomedicine_exhibition
[6] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/nanomedicine_explorer
[7] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/media/intro_nanomedicine_video
[8] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/intro_nanomedicine_video
[9] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/at_nanoscale
[10] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/creating_nanomaterials
[11] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/unexpected_properties
[12] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/intro_nanotechnology_video
[13] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/detecting_disease
[14] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/treating_disease
[15] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/regenerating_tissues
[16] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/nanolab
[17] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/nanotechnology_fact_or_fiction
[18] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/bump_roll
[19] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/changing_colors
[20] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/exhibits/nano_buzz
[21] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/intro_nano_cart_demo
[22] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/magic_sand_nanosurfaces
[23] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/exploring_forces_-_gravity_nanodays_08_09_10
[24] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/exploring_properties_-_surface_area_nanodays_08_09_10
[25] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/exploring_products_-_nano_fabrics_nanodays_10_11
[26] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/electric_squeeze
[27] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/attack_nanoscientist
[28] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/intro_nano_-_stage
[29] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/treating_tumors_gold
[30] http://www.nisenet.org/catalog/programs/tiny_solutions_our_big_energy_problem