Evaluation

The Evaluation Working Group serves as a link between the GLOBE Program and the GLOBE Community, particularly focusing on evaluation aspects. If there is a topic you think should be discussed by the Evaluation WG, please contact the WG representative for your region.

We envision GLOBE as a learning community, where our work grows as we understand the successes of our work and is refined based on information collected from the community. Collaboration and data-driven decision-making within The GLOBE Program is essential to ensure that educational resources and processes are readily accessible to and reflect the needs of the growing global community.

The Evaluation Working Group is poised to interact with the GIO and other Working Groups to flourish, support, and strengthen GLOBE, ensuring that Earth Systems Science education processes and products are regularly updated and reflect the needs of the growing global community.

The Evaluation WG guides and assists in the identification or documentation of the successes, challenges, effectiveness, impacts, and outcomes of the GLOBE Program. In 2025, the evaluation WG will document evaluation efforts in GLOBE countries, creating tools to support and build capacity for evaluation across the GLOBE community. 

• Understand the landscape of evaluation across regions and how it informs RCO goals/ plans

• Build evaluation capacity across the GLOBE community– recommend evaluation framework, policies, and guidance to ensure consistent practices for evaluation

• Determine goals and plans of RCOs to advise on evaluation and feedback

• Collaborate with other working groups to monitor and evaluate protocols, use of GLOBE observer, and collect user feedback ADD IVSS JUDGING

The Evaluation Working Group supports the concept that lifelong learners of all ages, from kinder to elder, to be actively engaged in The GLOBE Program. The group, in cooperation with the sponsors, GIO, other working groups and other community members, endeavors to ensure GLOBE's training materials and educational resources are refined based on feedback from the community. The group promotes worldwide connections and collaboration to support scientific literacy among the GLOBE community.