3 Questions for Calibrating the Sample Size for Your Impact Study

By Kristin Bass, Ph.D. When it comes to sample sizes, how big is big enough? Here’s a quick introduction to planning out the optimal sample size to study the effects of your program. The number of participants you need in your sample depends first and foremost on the size of the effect you anticipate. The […]

Disrupting Public Media Blog Series

Congratulations to Scott Burg and colleague Liz Bandy on their blog series for KQED, Disrupting Public Media! Check out Disrupting Public Media here. This monthly series explores KQED’s journey to transform into a 21st century public media organization through disruptive innovation. Working with KQED, researchers Elizabeth Bandy and Scott Burg will cover new strategies and […]

Scott Burg Presenting at WMAC

Scott Burg, along with Lauren Silver (VP of Education at the Computer History Museum), will be presenting a session entitled ‘Case Studies in Program Evaluation: Gathering and Analyzing Data to Shape Change’ at the Western Museum Association Conference in San Jose, CA.

Assessing for and with Digital Badging Programs

By Jennifer Borland Reposted from yourevalpal Over the course of the past three years, I’ve had an opportunity to study and evaluate digital learning programs offered by the Smithsonian, and the Smithsonian Center for Digital Learning and Access – including a series of online conferences and a digital badging program called “Smithsonian Quests.” In preparation […]