Evaluation

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Evaluation: Practical Guidelines

Evaluation: Practical Guidelines

Published in April 2011 by Research Councils UK and the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement this guide is described in the following terms:

Evaluate Impact of Communication

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Effective communication between scientists and nonscientists calls for special evaluation and training procedures, not simply “more and better science” (Nature 468, 1032–1033; 2010).

Contextual approaches to visitor studies research: Evaluating audience segmentation and identity-related motivations

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This paper is relevant to anyone seeking to evaluate the impacts of public engagement or other forms of communication on audiences or visitors.

Analysing Qualitative Data

Online Qualitative Data Analysis

Online Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) is described on this site in the following terms:

Evaluation of ICT: an overview for learning and teaching science

Mediating science learning through ICT

In this chapter Martin Oliver introduces a step-by-step guide to evaluation of educational media.

Evaluating communication and information technologies — a toolkit for practitioners

Mediating science learning through ICT

Written by Martin Oliver and Grainne Conole, this chapter considers evaluation of educational media in a practical context.

Rethinking the teaching of science

Mediating science learning through ICT

In this chapter Diana Laurillard provides an overview of an analytical framework, which she calls the conversational framework.

EPSRC Partnerships for Public Awareness: Good Practice Guide

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Produced in 2003 the EPSRC Partnerships for Public Awareness: Good Practice Guide is described on this site in the following terms:

Cambridge Science Festival 2009- External Evaluation Report

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This report describes the methods and results of a mixed methods evaluation of the Cambridge Science Festival, inclu

Evaluating Science & Society Initiatives

This report, whose full title is 'Evaluating Science and Society Initiatives: A Framework for Evaluation', was published in 2007 by staff working at the Tavistock Institute.