Working with science and education professionals, a group of youths will design, build, and staff a virtual science center. Over the course of the project, the youth will acquire Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) knowledge and a range of information and communication technology (ICT) competencies. EDC will conduct the project’s evaluation, looking at the youth’s understanding of science concepts and their development and articulation of ICT workforce skills. A mixed-methods approach will be employed and include observations, interviews, participant blogs, science concept rubrics, visitor surveys, and pre-post questionnaires for both the formative and summative evaluation. It is anticipated that this project will advance understanding of the effectiveness of virtual environments in building ICT skills and student understanding of workforce preparation.
[This project is inactive but is presented here for archival purposes.]
EDC Project Director: Katherine McMillan Culp
Funder: National Science Foundation
(EDC is a subcontractor on this project to New York Hall of Science.)