Session title:
Innovations in STEM Education Evaluation: Enhancing the Quality of Evidence Available to Assess the Impacts of Research Portfolios
Education Researchers Examine Innovations in Evaluating the Impact of Research
Researchers present insights from three recent National Science Foundation initiatives to advance innovations in science, technology, education, and math (STEM) education evaluation and to enhance the quality of evidence available to assess the impacts of portfolios of research. These measures are intended to inform strategic planning across the educational research, planning, policy-making, and professional communities by providing accountability and indicators of the impact of funded research. The presenters consider challenges encountered in devising appropriate metrics and approaches for undertaking such evaluations, particularly when the portfolios incorporate diverse and innovative investigations at various stages in the research and development cycle.
Time:
Building/Room: Marriott Pinnacle, Third Level - Pinnacle III
Session Participants:
Session Organizer: mcdonald-sarah@norc.uchicago.edu
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Chair: barry.sloane@colorado.edu
Discussant: barry.sloane@colorado.edu
Discussant: shegedus@umassd.edu