Summary:
The Docent Training Program is intended to provide trainees with a basic understanding of ecology and zoology and the skills necessary to conduct education and interpretive programming. The training program is 13 weeks long and offered twice a year. The trainees can get 3 hours of graduate credit for the training through four local universities. The goal of the evaluation is to determine if the training program was 1) accomplishing its goals and objectives, and 2) what improvements can be made in the way training is delivered.
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Formal
Program Type:
Workshop/Course
Topic:
Animals/Plants/Wildlife
Biodiversity
Ecology/Ecosystems
Audience:
College/Continuing Education
Other Groups/Individuals
Evaluation Type:
Evaluation Plan
Outcome
Evaluator:
Internal
Outputs:
Participants
Activity Implementation
Satisfaction
Outcomes:
Knowledge
Skills
Behaviors
Approach:
Quantitative
Qualitative
Data Collection:
Focus Groups
Interviews
Logs/Journals/Student Work
Observations/Visitor Tracking
Questionnaires/Surveys
Design:
Post-test
Analysis - Quantitative Data:
Descriptive Statistics
Analysis - Qualitative Data:
Key Incident Analysis
Content Analysis w/ Categorization of Responses
Content Analysis w/ Descriptive Statistics
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Year:
2005
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Source:
Saint Louis Zoo
Instruments:
A complete set of evaluation instruments is available in the report