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Wonderwise (1992-1997) funded by the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Dates Evaluation Instrument Respondents IRB # Report Issued

May 1993

Encounter Kit Survey

Nebraska Teachers

N/A

Internal document

Nov 1992 - Feb 1993

University of Nebraska State Museum Survey

Nebraska Teachers

N/A

Internal document

June 1993

Nebraska Statewide Teacher Teleconference

NETV, Museum, Teachers (Lincoln, Scottsbluff, Norfolk, Omaha, Chadron/Alliance)

N/A

Internal document

Oct-Nov 1993

HHMI Survey:  Teacher Needs Assessment

Nebraska Teachers

N/A

Internal document

July 1994 – June 1997

Trial Testing Observation Form, HHMI Curriculum Development:  Sea Otter Biologist, Pollen Detective, Parasite Sleuth, Rainforest Ecologist, African Plant Explorer

1855 students in 85 classrooms (duplicate count)

N/A

Internal document

July 1995

Arbor Day Institute Trial Testing Forms (Viewing the Video, Biography Feedback, Curriculum and Kit Critique)

18 teachers

N/A

Internal document

Oct 1996- July 1998

CD-ROM Reviews

Development staff; differed depending on specific kit. 

N/A

Internal document

Summer 1996

Reflecting on Mentors Wonderwise Workshop

19 Mentor Teachers

96-06-365 EX

Reflecting on the Mentors’ Wonderwise Workshop (not electronically available)

Summer 1996

Discussion Questions for Wonderwise Mentor Teachers

19 Mentor Teachers

N/A

Internal document

May 1997

Wonderwise Teacher Pre-Workshop Information

19 Mentor Teachers

N/A

No report issued

September 1997

Wonderwise Kits in the Classroom

381 Teachers

96-06-365 EX

Wonderwise Participant Teachers Feedback on the Kits

May 1996-September 1997

Demographics Sheet (Who uses the Wonderwise Kits?) and Wonderwise Workshop Teacher Sign-up Sheet

834 Educators (for designated period)

N/A

Internal documents

January 1997

Mentor Feedback (Mentor interviews)

16 Mentor teachers

96-06-365 EX

Mentor Evaluation of Kits in the Classroom

Spring 1997

Observation Study (Classroom observation; teacher feedback on video & activities; student focus group questions; student survey on activity)

75 Students, 2 Mentor Teachers

96-03-282 EX

Classroom Observation Description with Student and Teacher Feedback

Spring 1997

Comparison Study (Student survey)

90 Students

97-04-293 EX

Classroom Comparison Study

Wonderwise Online (1997-2001) funded by the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Dates (planned)

Evaluation Instrument

Respondents

IRB #

Report Issued

Oct 1997 – June 2001

Trial Testing:  Urban Ecologist

328 students, 9 educators

N/A

No report issued

October 1997-June 2001

Demographics (Who uses the Wonderwise kits?)

Educators

N/A

Internal documents

Oct 1997- June 2001

CD-ROM Reviews

Development staff; differed depending on specific kit. 

N/A

No report issued

Jan 1998 – April 1999

Sleepovers (Adult and student feedback on kits)

For all 5 Sleepovers combined, 298 students, 51 supervising adults

97-12-153 EX

Stupendous Science Sleepovers

February-March 2001

Teacher Web Survey

113 Educators

2001-02-153 EX

Teachers Talk about Wonderwise:  The Use and Impacts of the Women in Science Learning Series

Wonderwise 4-H (2000-2003) funded by the
National Science Foundation

Dates (planned)

Evaluation Instrument

Respondents

IRB #

Report Issued

June 2000 - May 2003

Demographics (Who uses the Wonderwise kits?)

Educators

N/A

Summary of Youth and Adults Reached by the
Wonderwise 4-H Project

January 2001 - May 2001

4-H Trial Testing of original 6 kits: Sea Otter Biologist, Pollen Detective, Parasite Sleuth, Rainforest Ecologist, African Plant Explorer, Urban Ecologist

511 4-H youth at 43 sites (duplicate count)

N/A

Wonderwise 4-H: The Trial Testing Process

April 2001-October 2001

Trial Testing: Space Geologist

116 youth at 10 sites (duplicate count)

N/A

See "Wonderwise 4-H: The Trial Testing Process" above

October 2001

Trial Testing:  Vet Detective

308 youth at 15 sites (duplicate count)

N/A

See "Wonderwise 4-H: The Trial Testing Process" above

Spring 2002

Interviews with 4-H State Contacts

10  4-H State contacts

N/A

Dissemination of the
Wonderwise 4-H Project:
An Evaluation of the Process

Spring-Summer 2002

Pulling it all Together (PIAT) Study

88  4-H and other youth

2002-05-304 EX

Internal document

Winter 2003

Web Survey

4-H Leaders

2003-01-122EX

Wonderwise 4-H: Following in the
Footsteps of Women Scientists
4-H Leader Web Survey Results

May-Sept 2002

Case Study of Wonderwise Use by 4-H (observations, kit use documentation, interviews of youth)

4-H Youth

2002-05-304 EX

Community Based Science Education For Fourth to Sixth Graders: Influences of a Female Role Model

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9909496.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and
do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).