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Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings (2015)

Chapter: Appendix B: Papers Commissioned for the Study

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Papers Commissioned for the Study." National Research Council. 2015. Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21740.
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APPENDIX B
Papers Commissioned for the Study

The committee commissioned six papers to synthesize the research and evaluation studies that relate to our charge:*

  • Formative Assessment for STEM Learning Ecosystems: Biographical Approaches as a Resource for Research and Practice by Brigid Barron
  • Citizen Science and Youth Education by Rick Bonney, Tina B. Phillips, Jody Enck, Jennifer Shirk, and Nancy Trautmann
  • Evidence & Impact: Museum-Managed STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings by Bernadette Chi, Rena Dorph, and Leah Reisman
  • Children Doing Science: Essential Idiosyncrasy and the Challenges of Assessment by David Hammer and Jennifer Radoff
  • Broadening Access to STEM Learning Through Out-of-School Learning Environments by Laura Huerta Migus
  • Making and Tinkering: A Review of the Literature by Shirin Vossoughi and Bronwyn Bevan

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*The background papers are available at http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BOSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_086842 [May 2015].

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Papers Commissioned for the Study." National Research Council. 2015. Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21740.
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More and more young people are learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a wide variety of afterschool, summer, and informal programs. At the same time, there has been increasing awareness of the value of such programs in sparking, sustaining, and extending interest in and understanding of STEM. To help policy makers, funders and education leaders in both school and out-of-school settings make informed decisions about how to best leverage the educational and learning resources in their community, this report identifies features of productive STEM programs in out-of-school settings. Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings draws from a wide range of research traditions to illustrate that interest in STEM and deep STEM learning develop across time and settings. The report provides guidance on how to evaluate and sustain programs. This report is a resource for local, state, and federal policy makers seeking to broaden access to multiple, high-quality STEM learning opportunities in their community.

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