Here you will be able to view a range of resources covering good practice in research and evaluation for STEM outreach. These resources aim to guide you in gathering the right feedback and assessing the impact of your work to improve your STEM outreach delivery.

 

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Motivators and barriers for STEM club engagement
  • Research & Evaluation

Motivators and barriers for STEM club engagement

Added Jul 2024

This brief paper outlines key motivators and barriers for student and teacher engagement in STEM clubs, based on Everfi's research. It also shares how EngineeringUK plans to apply these insights to enhance school engagement with STEM activities.

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STEM clubs and their ability to increase students’ aspirations for engineering and technology careers
  • Research & Evaluation

STEM clubs and their ability to increase students’ aspirations for engineering and technology careers

Added Dec 2023

This rapid-evidence review, brings together the available evidence on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) clubs and their ability to increase students’ aspirations for engineering and technology careers.

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Interventions to increase girls’ aspirations for engineering and technology careers
  • Research & Evaluation

Interventions to increase girls’ aspirations for engineering and technology careers

Added Jun 2023

The report is designed to inform programme design and delivery for STEM engagement practitioners and funders, and to highlight gaps where more evidence is needed.

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STEM Ambassador Impact Tool
  • Research & Evaluation

STEM Ambassador Impact Tool

Added May 2023

The STEM Ambassador Impact Tool provides a quick and easy method of collecting impact data. STEM Ambassador Hubs, STEM Ambassadors and educators are encouraged to use the tool to evidence the impact of engagement on young people.

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Calculating reach for STEM engagement activities
  • Research & Evaluation

Calculating reach for STEM engagement activities

Added Mar 2023

This paper offers a short introduction to the challenges and principles around calculating and reporting the reach of STEM outreach activities. It is intended to help organisations to consider the best way to define, calculate and report the numbers of schools, teachers and young people their activity reaches.

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Implementing co-ordinated STEM engagement in schools
  • Delivering Inspiration Activities
  • Research & Evaluation

Implementing co-ordinated STEM engagement in schools

Added Feb 2023

Research tells us that one-off activities and events have limited impact on young people’s longer-term aspirations towards STEM careers. In this brief paper we present findings from some research by Everfi to explore how schools are currently working to provide a more sustained engagement with STEM activities and inspiration, and what support they might want to do more.

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Proportionate evaluation
  • Research & Evaluation

Proportionate evaluation

Added Dec 2022

This workshop helped participants identify the most appropriate approach to gathering data about their programmes.

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Evaluation using qualitative methods
  • Research & Evaluation

Evaluation using qualitative methods

Added Nov 2022

Evaluation shared practice guide

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EngineeringUK theory of change webinar
  • Research & Evaluation

EngineeringUK theory of change webinar

Added Sep 2022

In this 20 minute webinar, EngineeringUK’s Senior Evaluation Manager, Dr Sarah Hamilton, walks through how to use a Theory of Change to guide effective evaluation of a STEM outreach programme. This is part one of two presentations.

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EngineeringUK measures bank tutorial video
  • Research & Evaluation

EngineeringUK measures bank tutorial video

Added Aug 2022

In this 12 minute tutorial, EngineeringUK’s Evaluation Manager, Jess Di Simone, walks through our Measures Bank and gives an example of how to navigate this interactive tool.

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The impact of the EngineeringUK EDI Criteria 2020/21
  • Equality Diversity & Inclusion
  • Research & Evaluation

The impact of the EngineeringUK EDI Criteria 2020/21

Added Feb 2022

EngineeringUK’s programmes led to an increase in the proportion of EDI Criteria schools accessing our programmes. Discover our report on the impact of the EngineeringUK EDI Criteria for 2020/21.

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EngineeringUK top tips for delivering engineering activities
  • Delivering Inspiration Activities
  • Equality Diversity & Inclusion
  • Research & Evaluation
  • Careers Inspiration

EngineeringUK top tips for delivering engineering activities

Added Dec 2021

Getting the message across: top tips for delivering engineering activities

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EUK measures bank
  • Research & Evaluation

EUK measures bank

Added Sep 2021

The Measures Bank offers STEM engagement providers a range of example questions that can be included in surveys to evaluate outreach activities. The questions can be filtered by audience, type of measure and topic.

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EngineeringUK evaluation approaches and causality
  • Research & Evaluation

EngineeringUK evaluation approaches and causality

Added Apr 2021

A guide to evaluation approaches and their ability to demonstrate the causal effect of a programme or activity.

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How to manage research and participation projects: The ethics according to young people
  • Research & Evaluation
  • Equality Diversity & Inclusion

How to manage research and participation projects: The ethics according to young people

Added Mar 2021

A summary of interviews exploring the ethical considerations of involving young people in participation, research and coproduction.

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EngineeringUK impact framework for engineering outreach webinar
  • Research & Evaluation

EngineeringUK impact framework for engineering outreach webinar

Added Mar 2021

In this 20 minute webinar, EngineeringUK’s Head of Research, Steph Neave, walks through our impact framework for engineering outreach.

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EngineeringUK evaluating using surveys
  • Research & Evaluation

EngineeringUK evaluating using surveys

Added Nov 2020

This guide will help STEM engagement providers to design effective surveys for evaluating their programme or activity.

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EngineeringUK evaluations with young people
  • Research & Evaluation
  • Delivering Inspiration Activities

EngineeringUK evaluations with young people

Added Nov 2020

A guide to designing, planning and conducting evaluations with young people

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