GLOBE Program-Level Evaluation

GLOBE Program-Level Evaluation

The GLOBE Program strives to be an evidence-based program that values ongoing evaluation in order to better understand and serve its community. In 2022, the NASA GLOBE Program Office initiated a set of program-level evaluation activities to better understand GLOBE’s informal and formal K-12 educational programming and reach in the U.S. See below for a Report Brief “GLOBE Informal/Formal K-12 Comprehensive Education – Pre-Evaluation Activities” prepared by an independent evaluation firm, Paragon TEC, that summarizes the findings from this initial phase of evaluation activities. This report points out the many strengths of GLOBE as well as several identified opportunities for further growth. The report is preceded by a letter to the community from the NASA GLOBE Program Manager that provides additional context.

View NASA GLOBE Program Manager's Letter to the Community and the Paragon Report Brief

Prior Program-level Evaluation Reports by Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International

The Paragon Report Brief references prior program-level evaluations that were conducted by Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International shortly after the GLOBE Program's inception. To learn more about these evaluation findings, see the ten SRI International evaluation reports below:

• GLOBE Year 1 Evaluation: Findings (1996)
• GLOBE Year 2 Evaluation: Implementation And Progress (1997)
• GLOBE Year 3 Evaluation: Implementation And Progress (1998)
• GLOBE Year 4 Evaluation: Evolving Implementation Practices (1999)
• GLOBE Year 5 Evaluation: Classroom Practices (2000) 
• GLOBE Year 6 Evaluation: Explaining Variation in Implementation (2002)
• GLOBE Year 7 Evaluation: Exploring Student Research and Inquiry in GLOBE (2003)
• GLOBE Year 8 Evaluation: Adapting Implementation To Diverse Contexts (2004)
• GLOBE Year 9 Evaluation: Implementation Supports and Student Outcomes (2005)
• GLOBE Year 10 Evaluation: Into the Next Generation (2006)