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COLLECTIVE EVALUATION

We use the term “collective evaluation,” a hybrid of shared evaluation systems and collective impact, to reflect the growing emphasis in the field of informal science education on tracking the aggregate influence of museums and other entities on cross-cutting science learning outcomes.

If more organizations across the field use a common framework for evaluating program effects (a collective evaluation system), it would generate a more comprehensive base of evidence to support program design and the broader value of informal science education.

Four elements for a successful collective evaluation system are:

Other Collective Impact and Collective Evaluation Resources:

COVES

EvalFest

EE21

Oregon State University Outdoor School

Alliance for Watershed Education of the Delaware River

Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET)

Children & Nature Network

Collective Impact Forum