Evaluation

Wind Energy Science and Policy Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (WESEP IGERT)

RISE collaborates with an external evaluator to evaluate the WESEP IGERT program's impact on students and faculty in the program and the field of wind energy science as a whole. Read More

WESEP Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Brandi Geisinger is the lead evaluator of the NSF Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy (WESEP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU). Annual evaluation of the REU program includes pre- and post-program surveys and focus groups. Read More

Vision 2020

The Research Institute for Studies in Education (RISE) at Iowa State University serves as external evaluator for Fayette County Kentucky school district's "2020 Vision: Critical Languages for the 21st Century" project designed to incorporate instruction in Chinese and Japanese language and culture into the K-12 curriculum. Read More

University of Notre Dame Computing RET

Mari Kemis and Brandi Geisinger lead the evaluation of the NSF-funded Computing Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Program at the University of Notre Dame. The annual evaluation of the Computing RET program utilizes pre-program, post-program, and follow-up surveys, as well as weekly reflections during the program and a post-program focus group. Read More

University of Northern Iowa. 2012 MSP Title II Grant: Making Sense of Mathematics and Teaching. 3rd Year and Overall Program Evaluation.

Making sense of Mathematics and teaching II: Learning and Leading (MSMTII) is a three-year professional development program designed to increase elementary teachers' mathematical content knowledge for teaching, improve their instructional practices, and as a result, improve their students' achievement in mathematics. Read More

University of Northern Iowa IDREHSI Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Brandi Geisinger serves as the lead evaluator for the NSF Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Hyperspectral Imaging (IDREHSI) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Northern Iowa. Annual evaluation of the REU program includes pre- and post-program surveys and focus groups. Read More

Teachers Empowered to Advance Change in Mathematics (TEACH MATH)

RISE serves as external evaluator for the TEACH MATH project. RISE also supports the TEACH MATH project through data management and analyses of the TEACH MATH pre- and post-course methods dataset. Read More

STEM: Student Enrollment and Engagement through Connections (SEEC) Evaluation

RISE facilitates evaluation of the SEEC program through collecting, examining, and reporting existing institutional data on SEEC students' pre-college characteristics and college achievements. RISE also develops survey instruments and focus group and interview protocols that provide greater context for understanding the experiences of students, researchers, faculty, and administrators affiliated with SEEC. Read More

SPIRE-EIT Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Brandi Geisinger is the lead evaluator of the NSF Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education - Emerging Interface Technologies (SPIRE-EIT) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Annual evaluation of the REU program includes pre- and post-program surveys and focus groups. Read More

Spaceflight Operations Workshop

Brandi Geisinger serves as the lead evaluator of the Iowa State University Spaceflight Operations Workshop. The evaluation of the Spaceflight Operations Workshop utilizes pre-program and post-program surveys, and was informed by best practices for evaluation, literature on students’ summer research experiences, and literature on servant leadership. Read More