DESCRIPTION
Evaluation capacity building tools and resources. Team-based inquiry (TBI) is a practical approach to empowering education professionals to get the data they need, when they need it, to improve their products and practices and, ultimately, more effectively engage public and professional audiences. The TBI process involves an ongoing cycle of inquiry: question, investigate, reflect, and improve. This guide explains each step of the TBI process and features ways TBI has been used in the NISE Network to improve educational experiences and professional practice.
Please see links to training videos.
Companion documents templates and forms:
- data collection tool
- observation form
- participant interview form
- data reflection forms
- questions worksheet
- powerpoint presentation
Suggested citation:
Pattison, S., Cohn, S., & Kollmann, L. (2014). Team-based inquiry: A practical guide for using evaluation to improve informal education experiences. Portland, OR: Oregon Museum of Science & Industry for the NISE Network.
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/team-based-inquiry-guide
DESCRIPTION
Evaluation capacity building tools and resources. Team-based inquiry (TBI) is a practical approach to empowering education professionals to get the data they need, when they need it, to improve their products and practices and, ultimately, more effectively engage public and professional audiences. The TBI process involves an ongoing cycle of inquiry: question, investigate, reflect, and improve. This guide explains each step of the TBI process and features ways TBI has been used in the NISE Network to improve educational experiences and professional practice.
Please see links to training videos.
Companion documents templates and forms:
- data collection tool
- observation form
- participant interview form
- data reflection forms
- questions worksheet
- powerpoint presentation
Suggested citation:
Pattison, S., Cohn, S., & Kollmann, L. (2014). Team-based inquiry: A practical guide for using evaluation to improve informal education experiences. Portland, OR: Oregon Museum of Science & Industry for the NISE Network.
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/team-based-inquiry-guide
DOWNLOAD FILES
- Team Based Inquiry Guide (PDF)
- Team-Based Inquiry Workshop - sample visitor data- October 2013 (DOC)
- Data Collection Tool: Feedback Survey (DOC)
- Data Collection Tool: Observation Form (DOC)
- Data Collection Tool: Participant Interview (DOC)
- Planning your TBI Question: Question Worksheet (DOC)
- Data Analysis and Team Reflection: Data Reflection Cheat Sheet (DOC)
- Reporting template: TBI Summary Report (DOC)
- Team-Based Inquiry Workshop - Powerpoint presentation - October 2013 (PPT)
- Team-Based Inquiry Workshop - worksheet - October 2013 (DOC)
Credits
Museum of Science
Developed for the NISE Network with funding from the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 0532536 and 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
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