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Summative Evaluation Reports List

At the end of a project, summative evaluation is used to assess the impact of a completed project; summative evaluation usually includes observing visitors while they experience a program or exhibit and interviewing or surveying them before and/or after this experience.

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Exhibits and Programs Year 4 Summative Evaluation

Summative evaluation report for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network.
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NISE Network Museum & Community Partnerships Project Evaluation Report (2017)

Summative evaluation study focused on NISE Network's efforts to support collaborations between museums and local community organizations, investigating impacts on professional participants as well as the extent to which the project reached underserved audiences with relevant, educational, and engaging materials.
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Nanoscale Science Delivery and Public Reach Summative Evaluation (2011)

Summative evaluation report for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network Year 5 (2010) examined nano educational activities implementation and estimated the public reach of the Network in 2010.
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NISE Network Nanoscale Science Years 6‐10 Evaluation Summary Report (2017)

Summative evaluation report for Years 6-10 (2010-2015) of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network project.
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Nanoscale Science Exhibits and Programs Public Impacts Summative Evaluation (2011)

Summative evaluation report for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network - Year 5 (2011) on the public impacts of a set of nanoscale science exhibits and programs on museum visitors.
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Online Workshop Recording: Findings from Data Collection about Building with Biology Events

Online professional development workshop recording (2017).
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Summary and Review of NISE Network Nanoscale Science Evaluation Findings: Years 1-5 (2011)

Summary and review of the findings from over 240 evaluation studies from the first five years of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network including partnerships, public engagement, and making unfamiliar content interesting and relevant.
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Building with Biology Summative Evaluation Reports (2018)

Summative Evaluation Report for Building with Biology project examining outcomes for: 1) public audiences and 2) scientists and informal science educators participating in the project.
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NISE Network Nanoscale Science Communication Study Developmental Evaluation (2012)

Summative evaluation report for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network examining how project components communicate information, ideas, and practices
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Explore Science: Earth & Space Activity Toolkits Summative Study (2019)

Summative evaluation study of the Explore Science: Earth & Space toolkits examining the number and range of audiences reached by the project, visitor engagement, relevance, science identity, and their understanding around content areas.
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