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Outline model Impact Evaluation toolkit

The results of Key Task 1 Desk Research have now been synthesised and the preparation of an open online toolkit for impact evaluation across different delivery methods of science literacies is in the process of being compiled.

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Items of potential interest will continue to be added to this page as they become known to us. We encourage your participation in the process of making the toolkit as comprehensive and current as possible.

If you have content which you would like to be considered for the toolkit please contact Carol Usher

Mechanism Group/Mechanism Author(s) Year Toolkit Type of Resource
Group 1: Events, Meetings, Performances
1. Exhibitions Tucker, Bricker, and Huerta 2017 An Approach to Measuring Impact and Effectiveness of Educational Science Exhibits Evaluation tool
Barriault and Pearson 2010 Assessing Exhibits for Learning in Science Centers: A Practical Tool Assessment tool
Association of Children's Museums 2010 Children’s Museums and Nutrition Best practices
Ecsite-uk 2008 The Impact of Science & Discovery Centres: A Review of Worldwide Studies (SEE APPENDIX - pages 12-15) (Direct download) Follow-up material (on learning outcomes
2. Expo No toolkit found during the research process
3. Festivals Fogg-Rogers 2017 UK Science Festival Network Pilot Evaluation 2017 SEE APPENDIX - page 20 Evaluation resources
Grand and Sardo 2016 What Works in the Field? Evaluating informal science events Evaluation tools
Sardo 2016 Evaluation of the Bristol Bright Night 2015 (BBN15)SEE APPENDIX - pages 25-34 Questionnaires Fieldwork materials
Science Festival Alliance 2014- Science Festival Alliance Evaluation tools
UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) 2011- Evaluation: Practical Guidelines. A guide for evaluating public engagement activities Guidelines
National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement Various years Evaluating public engagementAlso seewww.publicengagement.ac.uk/do-engagement/evaluating-public-engagement/evaluation-resources Evaluation resources
Audience London 2011 Researching audiences at outdoor events and festivals ToolkitGuidelines
Ecsite Places Impact assessment toolkit 2011 PLACES Impact Assessment Toolkit Toolkit
Involve - Andersson, Fennell, and Shahrokh 2011 Making the case for public engagement: How to demonstrate the value of consumer impact Toolkit
Informal Science 2010 Informal Science. Evaluation & Evaluation Toolkitsand www.informalscience.org/evaluation/evaluation-tools-instruments GuidelinesEvaluation toolsFollow-up materials
NSF EvaluATE 2010 The 2010 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation Handbook
National Evaluation of Children's Fund (necf) 2005 The Evaluators Cookbook: Participatory Evaluation Exercises. A Resource for work with Children and Young People HandbookEvaluation tool
Arts Council England Arts Council England: The Generic Learning Outcomes Follow-up material
Wellcome Trust Wellcome Trust. Engaging with Impact: How do we know if we have made a difference? Guide
4. Movies No toolkit found during the research process
5. Picnics No toolkit found during the research process
6. Science Fairs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) How to Do a Science Fair Project Video guide
Science World British Columbia Science Fair Guide Guide
7. Seminars Spruijt et al. 2015 Factors Influencing Seminar Learning and Academic Achievement (SEE APPENDIX - Pages 10-11) Questionnaire
8. Talks No toolkit found during the research process
9. TED Talks No toolkit found during the research process
10. Theatre No toolkit found during the research process
11. Workshops Stamp and Pagano 2002 Evaluation of a Workshop Series in University Science Education Workshop Evaluaton
Group 2: Education and training - including online
12. Colloquia No toolkit found during the research process
13. Courses No toolkit found during the research process
14. Curricula Buck Institute for Education (PBL Works) 2021 Project Based Learning Handbooks for elementary school and for middle school & high school Handbook
Wolf, Evers, and Hill 2006 Handbook for curriculum assessment Handbook
15. E-learning Ruggeri, Farrington, and Brayne 2013 A Global Model for Effective Use and Evaluation of e-Learning in Health Evaluation model
Vaughan, Cleveland-Innes, and Garrison 2013 E-Learning in the 21st century: A framework for research and practice, Second editionSee chapter 5 Guide
NHS Health Scotland 2008 Health Impact Assessment in Practice e-Learning Course Workbook Workbook
Mateo et al 2006 Guide to the self-evaluation of e-learning degree programmes Guide to institutional evaluation Guide
Karran 2004 On-Line Assessment for E-Learning: Options and Opportunities Assessment modes
Olds 2002 Effective Strategies to Assess the Impact of e-Learning Assessment matrix
16. Webinars No toolkit found during the research process
Group 3: Traditional publishing and journalism - print and broadcast
17. Animations No toolkit found during the research process
18. Books No toolkit found during the research process
19. Brochures Haute Autorité de santé 2008 How to produce an information brochure for patients and users of the healthcare system Guide
20. Cartoons Joyce 2016 Using concept cartoons for assessment Guide
21. Comics Tribull 2017 Sequential Science: A Guide to Communication Through Comics Guide
22. Games Morrsund 2007 Introduction to Using Games in Education: A Guide for Teachers and Parents Guide
23. Graphics No toolkit found during the research process
24. Posters Menke 2014 Implementation of Online Poster Sessions in Online and Face-to-Face Classrooms as a Unique Assessment Tool Assessment tool
O’Neill and Jennings 2012 The Use of Posters for Assessment: A Guide for Staff Guide
Hess, Tosney, and Liegel 2009 Creating effective poster presentations: AMEE Guide no. 40 Guide
Summers 2005 Student assessment using poster presentations Guide
25. Publications No toolkit found during the research process
26. Radio Skuse et al. 2004 Radio Broadcasting for Health: A decision Maker's guide Guide
27. Reports No toolkit found during the research process
28. Television No toolkit found during the research process
29. Videos No toolkit found during the research process
Group 4: Activities and services
30. Competitions No toolkit found during the research process
31. Experiments No toolkit found during the research process
32. Makerspaces Branigan-Pipe 2017 Making a Makerspace: The Tools, The Spaces and the Theories A Holistic Approach Design Project Guide
Crichton and Wachira 2017 Taking Making Into Classrooms in Challenging Contexts: A Toolkit Fostering Curiosity, Imagination and Active Learning Toolkit
Innovative Learning Centre 2017 Taking Making into the classroom - A toolkit for fostering curiosity and imagination Toolkit
Parks 2016 Learning in Middle School Library Makerspaces: A Makerspace Collaboration Guide for School Librarians Guide
Lawson and Atcheson 2015 Hands-On Science and Technology. An Inquiry Approach Guide
YALSA STEM Resources Task Force 2012-13 STEAM Programming Toolkit Toolkit
33. Mobile Classrooms No toolkit found during the research process
34. Mobile Laboratories No toolkit found during the research process
Group 5: Online interactions
35. Blogs No toolkit found during the research process
36. e-Books No toolkit found during the research process
37. e-Zines No toolkit found during the research process
38. Mobile apps Skiba 2017 Evaluation Tools to Appraise Social Media and Mobile Applications Evaluation tools
Stoyanov et al. 2015 Mobile App Rating Scale: A New Tool for Assessing the Quality of Health Mobile Apps Assessment tool
39. Podcasts Williams 2015 How could an effective podcast about alcohol use be designed and evaluated? A review of the literatureSEE APPENDIX: ‘Quick guide to designing and evaluating an effective Podcast about alcohol use’ - pages 63-64 Guide
Austria 2007 Developing Evaluation Criteria for PodcastsSEE APPENDIX 1 ‘Developing Evaluation Criteria forScience Podcasts’ - pages 194-199 Evaluation critera
40. Social Media No toolkit found during the research process
41. Websites Welborn and Kanar 2000 Building Websites for Science Literacy Guide
42. Wikis Palomo-Duarte et al. 2014 AssessMediaWiki (AMW) WikEval Assessment tools
Sanden and Darragh 2011 Wiki Use in the 21st-Century Literacy Classroom: A Framework for Evaluation Evaluation framewrok
Group 6: Multiliteracies/Multimodalities
43. Multiliteracy No toolkit found during the research process
44. Multimodality No toolkit found during the research process
Group 7: Citizen science
45. Citizen Science The Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2010 Cornell Citizen Science Toolkit Toolkit
CitizenScience.gov Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit Toolkit
California Academy of Sciences Citizen Science Toolkit Toolkit
NSW Government, Office of Environment & Heritage Citizen Science Hub Project Guide Toolkit

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