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Evaluation

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EVALUATION IS IMPORTANT! It asks, "What can we learn?"
The In-Touch Science team wants to know:
  • are the children are engaged and learning?
  • are the adult/teen facilitators confident and comfortable?
  • how can we improve the program?

When you use In-Touch Science, you may want to know other things. You may want to develop your own evaluation tools or adapt ours.

 

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The In-Touch Science team includes a professional evaluator who designed an evaluation and worked with us to collect and analyze data. We used these evaluation methods:

  • observed the children during an activity
  • taped record a session
  • collected "I wonder" statements from children
  • collected evaluation forms completed by facilitators
  • interviewed facilitators by telephone and in-person
  • collected questionnaires from responding facilitators

This group wrote "I wonder" statements on cut-outs of birds and fish. Now they are putting those cut-outs together as a puzzle. This serves as a review of the activity and a permanent record of children's responses.

 

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A variety of evaluation forms have been developed. They include:

  • youth activity evaluation
  • workshop evaluation
  • website evaluation

All three evaluation forms are on the website. The youth activity evaluation forms are also in the back of each publication.

 

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In-Touch Science has conducted several assessments over the years and you can read those summaries on our website. Nonetheless, the team still strives to improve the program. We can only do that with continued feedback from users. Thus, we offer INCENTIVES. By submitting as few as five youth activity evaluation forms, you can win magnifying lenses, medicine droppers, wool fleece, and other supplies. See the Evaluation Incentive Handout or website link for details.

 

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