Search

… Decide what you want to achieve … Decide what you want to achieve … This step identifies a specific objective (or objectives) for … your initiative to achieve. This is helpful because: From the start, you will know your end goal and then be able to think through what would best achieve it. This avoids being set on a …

… Think about how it will work … Think about how it will work … This step is an opportunity to further develop the design of your chosen initiative and how it will work in practice. There are some things that … Think about how it will work …

… You should not implement initiatives then ‘set and forget’. Initiatives are introduced for a reason: to … best done when you design your initiative. Then: Measures of success are focused clearly on what you want the … the common difficulties involved with evaluating STEM education initiatives (long lag times for measuring …

… evaluations: Long lag times for impacts Showing a direct connection between impact and the initiative (the technical …

… Decide the purpose of your evaluation … Decide the purpose of your evaluation … This step helps you decide the purpose of your evaluation. This is important so: You can ensure the … partner to gain their support. Contribute to shared knowledge about what works in different STEM education …

… the difficulty in finding reliable evidence that directly shows evidence of impact or outcomes. By using the framework … means of capturing impact on achievement. However, research shows that improved engagement is linked to improved …

… . Think about what evidence you might need to collect to answer your question. You can have more measures under … implementation limited and / or enabled impact (i.e. answering the overall evaluation question). In other words, … enabling inquiry-based learning? Students asking and answering questions that demonstrate a deeper understanding …

… This step will help you consider your evidence and to make conclusions. Gathering evidence doesn’t do the … probably won’t find your conclusions credible. By the end of this step you will have: Located all your evidence in one … Causality: One of the biggest challenges in STEM education evaluations is understanding what has changed as a …