This project will address the need for improved evaluations of STEM projects
by (1) establishing collaborations that develop and test more sophisticated
evaluation models (working through evaluation associations to obtain input
from a wide array of evaluation experts), and (2) working with directors
and other stakeholders of STEM projects to implement and iteratively refine
these models. Using evaluation and content experts to assist a sample
of STEM projects from three EHR programs (including MSP), the project
will develop state-of-the-art evaluation models that are context-sensitive.
The project will support the development of professional communities
of teachers, researchers, evaluators, cognitive scientists, and social
scientists, and others who depend on evaluation for continued improvement
and to generate new knowledge.
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