Evaluation
Project evaluation highlighted six key findings:
- After the program, DIG CAMP students identified more closely with STEM professionals,
although STEM identity development extends beyond STEM professional identity. - DIG CAMP introduced students to a wide range of STEM professionals, and affirmed orclarified students’ career interests.
- DIG CAMP students increased their sense of competency in data skills.
- DIG CAMP deepened students’ valuation of science and climate change topics within theirlocal communities.
- DIG CAMP provided science learning experiences that were not readily available to students elsewhere in their schools and communities.
- DIG CAMP helped students visualize higher education pathways and prepare for college.
Click here to read our Executive Summary of evaluation findings for DIG CAMP (coming soon). More detailed information is available upon request to the project PIs.
“DIG CAMP has introduced me to many different fields in the STEM field and has shown me that they are not as intimidating as I thought they were. I have come to learn that I am capable of comprehending and doing things in new areas.”
“DIG CAMP has broadened my knowledge about the ocean and the environments around me. I learned to be more aware of my actions and how they can affect the animals and plants both negatively and positively.”
“DIG CAMP helped me see how much I really enjoyed learning about science in general. I saw that many people were wanting to preserve our natural world for the future, and that’s the mission I want to fight for alongside these professionals. Also being a racial minority, this program helped me truly see that people like us can make a difference in the world and I want to contribute to that as much as I can.”
