The document provides a comprehensive list of online resources, tools, and organizations related to evaluation in the context of science outreach and informal education. It includes various evaluation handbooks, protocols, and analysis software options, as well as sources for journal articles and membership benefits for visitors studies groups. Additionally, it highlights important publications relevant to evaluation practices in museums and educational settings.

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Evaluation Resources
Online resources on planning and implementing evaluations
CAISE / Informalscience.org Evaluation Handbooks and Guides
http://informalscience.org/evaluation/evaluation-resources/pi-guide
http://informalscience.org/evaluation/evaluation-resources/evaluation-handbooks
Note: if you join Informal Science (it’s free) you can access so electronic journals
through EBSCO.
MEERA (My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant)
http://www.meera.snre.umich.edu
Canadian Evaluation Society
http://evaluationcanada.ca/site.cgi?en:1:1:01686
The Global Social Change Research Project
http://gsociology.icaap.org/
Methods in Program Evaluation
http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods
Examples of evaluation protocols, tools& reports
Exploratorium Evaluation
http://www.exploratorium.edu/vre/evaluation.html
Denver Area Evaluation Network
http://archive.informalscience.org/project/show/2114
Natural History Museum evaluations:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/visitor-research/
Assessment tools database
http://www.pearweb.org/atis/dashboard/index
Exhibit Files
http://www.exhibitfiles.org/

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Organizations that have resources for members
Visitor Studies Group (UK)
http://www.visitors.org.uk/
Visitor Studies Association, membership also includes Visitor Studies Journal
http://visitorstudies.org/
Managing Data
Free software to assist in analysis - http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/soft.html
Transana - http://www.transana.org - for analyzing audio, video and images
Studiocode - http://www.studiocodegroup.com - video analysis tool
Books & Journal Articles
Diamond, Luke &Uttal (2009). Practical Evaluation Guide: Tools for Museums and Other
Informal Educational Settings.AltaMira Press.
Binks, G. &Uzzell, D. (1993). Monitoring and evaluation: the techniques. In E. Hooper-
Greenhill (Ed) The educational role of the museum (pp 298-301).
London: Routledge Press.
Chiozzi, G. &Andreotti, L. (2001). Behaviour vs. Time: Understanding How
Visitors Utilize the Milan Natural History Museum. Curator 44(2), pp.153-165.
Journal of Museum Education – available with a Museum Education Roundtable
membership ($52 USD)
Visitor Studies: Theory, Research and Practice – available with membership ($60 USD)