our clients
We work with a variety of informal learning organizations on a range of evaluation and research projects:
- Accokeek Foundation
2011 Baseline Visitor Study (Audience Research)
- Theatre-Based School Tour Program (Formative Evaluation)
Dialogue on Race, Agriculture and Living History (Survey Development)
- Green History Institute (Summative Evaluation)
American Alliance of Museums - Museums Connect Program (Summative Evaluation)
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- Atomic Heritage Foundation
2013 Conference: "Transforming the Relationship Between Science and Society:
- The Manhattan Project and Its Legacy" (Evaluation)
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- Discovery Theater, The Smithsonian Associates
- Tools of Discovery Digital Library (Formative Evaluation)
- Tools of Discovery Digital Library (Summative Evaluation)
- Creative Tools for Teaching Digital Content (Summative Evaluation)
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- The Franklin Institute
- Museum/Community Partnerships Literature Review
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- Historic London Town and Gardens
2012-2015 Workshop Series: "How to Create Visitor-Centered Museums"
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- Various (Survey Development, Audience Research)
Maryland Historical Trust
County Archaeology Collections Exhibit pilot project (Formative/Summative Evaluation)
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
2016 Summer Learning Booklet (Formative Evaluation)- Africa Exhibition (Remedial Evaluation)
ZOOgram Newsletter (Member Survey)
ZOOmobile After-School Program (Summative Evaluation)
Marsh Aviary Signage Project (Formative & Summative Evaluation)
Conservation Interpretation Program Activities (Front-end & Summative Evaluation)
Junior Zoo Crew Summer Service Learning Program (Summative Evaluation)
Polar Bears International Keeper Leadership Camp Program (Formative Evaluation)
Zoo Exchange School Partnership Program (2009 & 2010 Year-End Assessments)
Montgomery County Historical Society
Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine (Summative Exhibit Evaluation)
NASA Langley Research Center
2012-2014 Planeterrella Project (Formative Program Evaluation)
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series (Summative Evaluation)- We Choose to Go to the Moon (Front-End Exhibit Evaluation)
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
2012 Conference: "21st Century Learning in Natural History Settings" (Evaluation)-
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- 2015 & 2016 Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (Impact Assessment)
- 2017 & 2018 Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (Impact Assessment)
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- Polar Bears International
Various (Evaluation Consulting, Instrument Design)
Rackliffe House- 2013 Audience Research Study
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- Sandy Spring Museum
- 2014-17 Audience Research Study
- Barter Membership Program (Front-End, Formative & Summative Evaluation)
- The Community-Driven Content Museum (Multi-Year Assessment)
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- Space Science Institute
MyStar Online Game (Summative Evaluation)
StarNet Travelling Exhibition (Incl. Spanish language data collection, translation services)
Tourism Council of Frederick County - 2014 Museums by Candlelight Visitor Survey
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- The Wild Center
Connecting Finnish and Adirondack Communities: Science Museums Facilitating Awareness and Action on Climate and Energy Exchange Program (Outcomes Assessment)
- 2014-2015 Northern New York Maple Project (Program Evaluation)
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- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Experiencing History Digital Learning Tool (Summative Evaluation)
- History Unfolded Citizen History Project (Summative Evaluation)
We also collaborate with other evaluators and consulting firms, as well as provide assistance on specific aspects of ongoing projects:
- C & G Partners, LLC
United States Diplomacy Center: Hall 1 Exhibits (Front-End Evaluation)
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- COSI - Lifelong Learning Group
- Lost Ladybug Project (Summative Evaluation: Spanish Language Audiences)
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- The Design Minds, Inc.
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Ohi'a Wing (Formative Exhibit Evaluation)
- Valley Forge National Historical Park (Formative Exhibit Evaluation)
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- DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative
- English to Spanish translation and back translation services
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- Discovery Theater, The Smithsonian Associates
- English to Spanish translation services
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- J. Sickler Consulting, LLC
- National Air and Space Museum Teacher Innovator Institute (Year One Evaluation)
- National Air and Space Museum Teacher Innovator Institute (Year Two Evaluation)
- National Air and Space Museum Teacher Innovator Institute (Year Three Evaluation)
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- Oberg Research, Inc.
Understanding Family Visitors’ Expectations at the United States Capitol Visitor Center (Audience Research)
State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda Exhibition at the United States
- Holocaust Memorial Museum (Evaluation to Inform Proposed Travelling Exhibition)
- Data Collection Services
Palmquist & Associates, LLC
Data collection services-
- Randi Korn & Associates, Inc.
- Data collection, data analysis, report writing, Spanish to English translation services
- Institute for Learning Innovation
Spanish language data collection, English to Spanish translation services
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