Key questions to be addressed by the formative evaluation are:
1. What aspects of the VHOS project impede or support
implementation of the program as designed? This question refers
to the experiences of both professional staff from NYHS and
participating Explainers and students. 2. What STEM and ICT
workforce skills do participants put into practice during the
construction and facilitation of the VHOS? 3. Are youth who
develop the site and the site's visitors able to identify the
key science concepts conveyed through the interactives? Key
questions for the outcome evaluation are: 1. Do participants
report retaining key STEM knowledge and ICT competencies over
time? 2. Do participants report building on and expanding the
STEM knowledge and lCT competencies they developed through
designing and hosting virtual interactives?