CMOP Assessment
Education & Diversity
Assessment to Date
• Consolidation of assessment efforts
– OEA assessing education and diversity
• Assessment plan
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Logic models
Link between objectives, metrics, and data sources
Defined short- and long-term metrics for success
Expansion of metrics
• Quality of educational experiences
• Strength of partnerships
Assessment to Date
• Assessment of pilot programs
– Learning opportunities for youth
– K – 12 research (students & teachers)
– Undergraduate research experience
• Findings related to impact
• Formative findings, changes to program
– Specificity of camp content, student motivation
– Engaging high school students earlier, ongoing support
for teachers
– Recruitment of undergraduates, mentor training,
exposure to science careers
2008-2009
Summer/Fall 2008
K – 12
Education
o Pre- and post-group interviews with ASE participants
o Pre- and post-surveys for Saturday Academy & CoaCH
pilot students
o Post-workshop surveys for CoaCH mentors
o Interviews and coordination with pre-college educational
partners with snowball sample
Winter/Spring 2009
o Brief follow-up interviews with ASE
participants (2007 & 2008)
o Interviews and coordination with precollege educational partners with
snowball sample
o Development of participant & program tracking database
Higher
Education
Diversity
Initiatives
o Brief pre- and post-surveys for undergraduate researchers
o Post-focus groups with undergraduate researchers (2
groups)
o Brief online follow-up survey for
undergraduate researchers (2007 &
2008)
o Interviews with researchers and mentors
o CMOP seminar series observation
o Development of participant & program tracking database
o Group interviews with CMOP
graduate students
o Observation of community or national events
o Interviews with partners and
connections
o Development of participant & program tracking database
Future Thinking
• Tracking mechanisms
– Initial database developed based on assessment plan
– CMOP staff collaboration
– Procedures in place to ensure tracking
• Reiteration and revision of assessment plan