Download Instructions and Assistance Wonderwise (1992-1997) funded by the
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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). |