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Sorry all, the grid id not come through, but you guys are smart, you  
all figured it out!
Thanks,
Beryl

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> From: Beryl Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: November 17, 2006 10:32:27 AM EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Evaluation tool
> Reply-To: Informal Science Education Network <ISEN-ASTC- 
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> Hi all,
> A question for those of you in evaluation:  We are interested in  
> evaluating the role of "environmental" components in a facilitated  
> hands-on experience.  Our challenge is the scale.  Here's where we  
> are now:
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> Did not help me at all
> Did not help me
> Neither helped nor confused me
> Helped me
> Helped me a lot
> videos
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> posters
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> Legos
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> computers
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> station movement  (within the space)
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>  We're not sure if this scale will give us what we are after.  We  
> suspect we will be unable to differentiate between people with  
> previous knowledge AND those with zero baseline knowledge - they  
> may both check "Did not help me at all". If we split that comment  
> into "did not help because I already knew it" and "did not help,  
> I'm still confused", are we getting into trouble?
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> Any comments would be helpful.
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> Thanks,
> Beryl
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> Beryl Rosenthal
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> Dir. of Exhibition & Public Programs
> MIT Museum
> 265 Massachusetts Ave.
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> (617)452-2111 (t)
> (617)253-8994 (f)
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Beryl Rosenthal
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Dir. of Exhibition & Public Programs
MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617)452-2111 (t)
(617)253-8994 (f)



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