Helpful STEM Education & Training Evaluation Resources

General:

• STEM Education and Training entries on the AEA 365 Tip-A-Day Blog
• The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education (CoSTEM)

Informal STEM Evaluation:

• InformalScience.org Design Evaluation resource from the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education
• Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects, a report from a National Science Foundation Workshop
• CitizenScience.org Research and Evaluation Working Group
• Assessment Tools in Informal Science (ATIS) by PEARweb Program in Education, Afterschool, and Resiliency

Formal Education STEM Evaluation:

• NSF INCLUDES National Network - inclusion and advancement of traditionally underrepresented populations in STEM.
• A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (2012) from The National Academies Press
• The Next Generation Science Standards
• Classroom Assessment projects from The Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) 
• DRK-12 Research Products from CADRE, the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education
• ITEST STEM Education Instruments compiled by the NSF STELAR ITEST Resource Center
• The Field-Tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) from the National Institute for Science Education College Level One

Science-Focused Resources & Instruments

• Susan Hassol & Richard Somerville on "Communicating the Science of Climate Change" (with helpful information on considering how scientific jargon affects formal and informal learning)
• My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant (MEERA) at the University of Michigan

Measurement and Assessment

• The Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook