THE RIT INSIGHT LAB FOR SCIENCE OUTREACH AND LEARNING RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE THE NASA GODDARD ASTROPHYSICS D…

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THE RIT INSIGHT LAB FOR SCIENCE OUTREACH AND LEARNING RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE THE NASA GODDARD ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION WITH PROJECT EVALUATION SERVICES FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ALL STAGES OR THE "PLANTWALKS" PROJECT - IMPLEMENTERS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND VISITORS TO THE PROGRAM'S CULMINATING EVENTS, DR, JACOB NOEL-STORR (LAB DIRECTOR) WILL COMMIT 0,25 CALENDAR MONTHS (EQUIVALENT) TIME TO LEVERAGING AND DEVELOPING EVALUATION TOOLS TO MEET OUR NEEDS, AN RIT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NOEL-STORR WILL CONDUCT EVALUATION DATA ENTRY, CODING AND THE COORDINATION OF INCOMING EVALUATION DATA (10 HRSLWEEK FOR 15 WEEKS), MATERIALS NEEDED TO CONDUCT THE EVALUATION WILL BE PURCHASED BY RFF AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF FUNDING FOR THIS WORK. RIT WILL PROVIDE NASA/GODDARD'S ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION WITH PROJECT EVALUATION SERVICES FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ALL STAGES OF THE "PLANETWALKS" PROJECT - IMPLEMENTERS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, AND VISITORS TO THE PROGRAM'S CULMINATING EVENTS. PRE AND POST TESTING OF PLANETARY SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE EXOPLANET KIT PILOT, EVALUATION OF EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOMES FOR PILOT KIT USERS, AND ANALYSIS AND REPORTING OF EVALUATION DATA.