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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Advancing Research & Innovation in the STEM Education of Preservice Teachers in High-Need School Districts (ARISE) The role of evaluation in National Science Foundation (NSF) projects has become critically important. Evaluation produces information that can be utilized to improve the project. Information on how different aspects of the project are working and the extent to which the goals and objectives are being met is essential to a continuous improvement process. Additionally, evaluation documents what has been achieved by the project...
This article specifically highlights program evaluation, rather than the more general domain of evaluation. The paper provides examples of how frameworks are defined within the field and for organizations and associations.
By: Meltem Alemdar, Ph.D., Associate Director, Principal Research Scientist, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Christopher Cappelli, MPH, Senior Research Associate, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
