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NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY: 

<![CDATA[ NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY THE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS EVALUATION PLAN BACKGROUND 1986 NASA Establishes the Education Division 1989-1990 National Education Summit & National Education Goals 1990 Administration Establishes Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (FCCSET) and the Committee on Education and Human Resources(CEHR) 1991 NASA Education Division Creates Organizational Structure for Education Evaluation 1992 Publication of NASA’s Education Strategic Plan for 1993-1998 Education Evaluation is Goal 4: To articulate, develop and implement a NASA Education Program and Evaluation Framework ]]>

NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY: 

<![CDATA[ NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY THE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS EVALUATION PLAN BACKGROUND - II 1992 Education Evaluation Framework to: a) Provide for Accountability in the use of Federal Funds b) Monitor Progress c) Provide a Feedback Mechanism to Guide Program Improvements d) Document Outcomes 1992 NASA Conducts Agency-wide Survey and Inventory for All Education Programs 1993 NASA Commissions the National Research Council (NRC) to create a panel of expert professionals to recommend “indicators of program effectiveness” for NASA Education Programs 1993 NASA is Major Contributor and Acts as Editor for FCCSET/CET Strategic Plan]]>

NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY: 

<![CDATA[ NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY THE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS EVALUATION PLAN BACKGROUND - III 1993 NASA Conducts Agency-wide Workshop, using NRC Report as a Baseline, to define Education Goals and Objectives 1993 NASA Incorporates Goals and Objectives agreed upon in the Agency Wide Workshop into a NASA Education Program Framework 1993 Congress Passes the Government Performance and Results Act and the Administration Issues the Report of the National Performance Review 1994 The NASA Strategic Plan is Published which Designates Education Excellence as an Agency-wide Goal 1994 NASA Education Division appoints an Education Evaluation System Program Manager]]>

NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY: 

<![CDATA[ NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY THE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS EVALUATION PLAN BACKGROUND - IV 1994 NASA Initiates the Design and Development of an Agency-wide, on-line Internet based Education Evaluation System including Data Collection in the field, Complete Statistical Report Generation, and Archiving 1995 NASA Acts as Editor for the Strategic Planning Document for the Committee on Education and Training of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of the Administration 1995 NASA Develops and begins testing on Oracle Based Internet Standard Data and Feedback Collection Instruments for selected NASA K-12 Education Programs 1995 NASA Transfers existing electronic databases into the Oracle System and Upgrades Instruments to the Oracle Environment. ]]>

NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY: 

<![CDATA[ NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY THE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS EVALUATION PLAN BACKGROUND - V 1996 NASA Completes Internet Web Page Providing a Guide to NASA Education Programs using Search Engines covering over 120 Agency Education Programs 1996 NASA Completes First On-line Annual Summary of all NASA Education Programs 1996 NASA Establishes and Staffs an Education Evaluation System Help Desk 1996 New Edition of the NASA Strategic Plan makes Education one of the Agency’s Contributions to Five National Priorities: We involve the educational community in our endeavors to inspire America’s students, create learning opportunities, and enlighten inquisitive minds.” ]]>

NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY: 

<![CDATA[ NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY THE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS EVALUATION PLAN BACKGROUND - VI 1996 NASA Conducts Field Test of the Internet On-line Data Collection System 1996 NASA Develops Education Evaluation Staff Home Page 1996 NASA Completes 12 Standard Data Collection and Feedback Form and 5 General Purpose Data Collection and Feedback Forms 1997 NASA Completes First Beta Test of the Evaluation System and Provides Reports with Agency-wide Data Roll Ups 1997 NASA Inaugurates Operational On-line Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting Systems for 16 NASA-Wide Programs, 46 Center Unique Programs, and 1 Partnership Program ]]>

NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY: 

<![CDATA[ NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY THE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS EVALUATION PLAN BACKGROUND - VII 1998 NASA Completes First Full Data Collection Cycle with: 23 NASA-wide Programs 112 Center Unique Programs 3 Enterprise Programs 2 Partnerships Programs 33,014 Records Submitted 21 Agency-wide Roll Up Reports 1998 NASA Adds Reports Connecting Standard Question Items with All NASA Education Goals and Objectives 1998 NASA Provides Annual Education Evaluation Briefing Charts on CD-ROM for Agency Program Managers 1998 NASA Completes First On-line Follow-up Participant Evaluation]]>

NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY: 

<![CDATA[ NASA EDUCATION EVALUATION HISTORY THE NASA EDUCATION PROGRAMS EVALUATION PLAN BACKGROUND - VIII 1999 NASA Completes NASA Implementation Plan for Education 1999- 2003 where Evaluation is included in the following ways: - An Improvement Initiative - An Operating Principle ]]>