No other curriculum program, textbook company, etc. has provided this level of support. I highly valued the site visits and insight provided by the staff. It is reassuring to know that we can email or phone BSCS staff, most of whom are classroom teachers, with our concerns and questions.
External Evaluation
- Design and conduct evaluation for science education projects
- Provide objective findings for improving projects and informing educators
- Contact eval@bscs.org for more information
In addition to studies that support and inform our research agenda, BSCS designs, conducts, and publishes evaluation studies of external projects and products. Our aim is to provide the education community with fair, impartial, and objective findings to improve the learning and teaching of science. We use a variety of quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methods to address questions important to the field. All research and evaluation activities are guided by the ethical guidelines of the American Evaluation Association, BSCS, and our funding agencies.
Browse the list below for examples of external evaluation services offered by BSCS.
BSCS was engaged as external evaluator for the Botanical Society of America’s Plant IT project in 2010 to assess the project goals. Plant IT is an NSF-...
BSCS researchers conducted an evaluation study of a SCCMS and South Carolina State Department of Education MSU project. The three-year project, iCoaching...
BSCS served as the external evaluator for the StarNet program at the University of Washington's Department of Genome Sciences Education Outreach, which is...
In early 2008, BSCS began evaluative work on a Math and Science Partnership (MSP) in central Colorado. The collaborative work is with Dr. Paul Kuerbis of...
BSCS was the external evaluator for the Breaking Barriers Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) project. SEPA is a national program funded by the...
The purpose of this evaluation was to explore the effectiveness of the tools and approaches included as part of the Understanding Science website, both in...
