Grantee questionnaire

NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program National Evaluation System

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2018 - NOAA B-WET Grantee Survey
Start of Block: Introduction
Intro
This is a voluntary survey. A Word version is available to review and draft responses before
completing the online survey, but final responses should be submitted online through your
organization-specific link.
Please answer the following questions in reference to the most recently-completed grant year
of your current NOAA B-WET grant. You will be asked about a range of practices and
outcomes that represent the diversity of Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences
(MWEEs) offered by B-WET-funded projects, some of which may not apply directly to your
project. It is acceptable to answer “not applicable” (NA) in those instances.
MWEEs are multi-stage activities that include learning both outdoors and in the classroom, and
aim to increase the understanding and stewardship of watersheds and related ocean, coastal,
riverine, estuarine, and Great Lakes ecosystems of all participants. MWEEs for students consist
of multiple components: issue definition and background research, outdoor field activities,
stewardship action projects, synthesis, and conclusions. In addition, student MWEEs should
include teacher participation for the duration of the MWEE, be integrated with classroom
curriculum, use the local context for learning, consist of a set of activities over time, and
incorporate NOAA assets. MWEEs for teachers provide K-12 teachers opportunities for
professional development to build their confidence and capacity to implement MWEE activities
with their students, and should increase teachers’ knowledge and awareness of environmental
issues, model environmental education pedagogy, allow for adequate instructional time, provide
ongoing teacher support and appropriate incentives, and meet jurisdictional guidelines for
effective teacher professional development. For more information about the NOAA Meaningful
Watershed Educational Experience, click here: MWEE Definition 2018.
For the purposes of this survey, please respond in reference to NOAA B-WET-funded MWEEs
and professional development. Also, we realize that not all MWEEs are designed in the same
way and that your organization does not necessarily only offer one type. Because we are
attempting to generalize, we often ask you to consider a “typical” MWEE offered by your
organization. Please consider your most frequently offered B-WET-funded MWEE as “typical.”
All responses will be kept anonymous, that is they will not be associated with you and your
organization. THANK YOU in advance for your candor and thoughtfulness in answering the
questions that follow.
It will take between 30-60 minutes to complete this survey, depending on the nature of

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your project.
Notes:
• The term “organization” is used generically to mean the B-WET funds “grantee.” The
grantee may be one nonprofit organization or an academic institution completing the
work, or the grantee may be an institution that is serving as the leader of a partnership of
organizations that are completing the work. If you are the latter type of grantee, please
respond on behalf of your collective group of partners.
• We apologize for redundancy in information you have previously provided to NOAA BWET as part of your award. At this time, we are not able to link this national evaluation
system database with NOAA B-WET’s other databases.
• You can close the survey and return at a later time to the same place as long as you use
the same computer and that computer will save and retain the Qualtrics survey cookie
(some work and public computers do not save and/or retain cookies). Note that it will
NOT be possible to return to some sections of the survey once they have been
completed. It is strongly recommended that you review and compose your responses in
a Word version of the survey before completing the survey online.
• If you need to revise your response after completing the survey, please contact Bronwen
Rice , B-WET National Coordinator ([email protected]) for a new link to update
your answers.
If you have technical issues or questions about this survey, please contact either your
regional B-WET manager or Bronwen Rice, B-WET National Coordinator
([email protected]).
Thank you.

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GQ3 Did you or your organization operate a NOAA B-WET funded project this past grant
year?

o No
o Yes
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End of Block: Introduction
Start of Block: Thank you!

Thank you Thank you for completing this survey. Please click on the Submit button below.
End of Block: Thank you!
Start of Block: About Organization and B-WET Project
AwardPanel Please respond to this survey based on your work under NOAA Award
number ${e://Field/AwardPanel} for the past year. If this award number does not match a
NOAA B-WET award you received a year or more ago, please contact Bronwen Rice, NOAA BWET National Coordinator, [email protected]. If you have other NOAA B-WET funded
projects, you will receive a separate survey for each project. Please ensure you are responding
based on the correct project.

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GQ6 To what extent were you (personally) involved in:
To no extent
1

2

3

4

To a great
extent
5

Developing
your
organization's
most recent
funded BWET grant
proposal (on
your own or
through
collaborating
with an
external grant
writer)

o

o

o

o

o

Implementing
your
organization's
most recent
B-WETfunded grant

o

o

o

o

o

Evaluating
your
organization's
most recent
B-WETfunded grant
(on your own
or through
collaborating
with an
external
evaluation
consultant)

o

o

o

o

o

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GPDQ1
(select one)

In which region were your organization's MWEEs offered this past grant year?

o California
o Chesapeake Bay watershed (Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia)

o Great Lakes (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, and
Pennsylvania)

o Gulf of Mexico (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida)
o Hawaii
o New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and
Rhode Island)

o Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington)
o Other (please describe) ________________________________________________
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GQ9 What is the total amount of funding you received from NOAA this past grant year for your
B-WET project?

o $1-20,000
o $20,001-$50,000
o $50,001-$100,000
o $100,001-$200,000
o $200,001-$300,000
o $300,001 or greater
o NA

GQ10 What is the total amount of funding for this project, from all sources, this past grant year?

o $1-20,000
o $20,001-$50,000
o $50,001-$100,000
o $100,001-$200,000
o $200,001-$300,000
o $300,001 or greater
o NA
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GQ11 Including this past grant year, for how many years has your organization received
funding from NOAA B-WET for the currently-funded project?

o Less than a year
o 1 year
o 2 years
o 3 years
o 4 or more years
GQ12 For how many years total has this B-WET project been in existence, including years not
funded by NOAA B-WET?

o Less than a year
o 1 year
o 2 years
o 3 years
o 4 or more years

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GQ13rev

For what type of organization do you work? (choose one)

o Academic institution (community college, college, university)
o Indian tribal government
o Local government
o State education agency
o State natural resource agency
o Non-profit organization (including informal education institutions)
o School/school district
o Other (please describe) ________________________________________________
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GQ15rev19 What grade would you give the support you received from your region’s NOAA BWET federal program office [click here to see a list] over the past grant year? (choose one)
• A
• B
• C
• D
• F

GQ15_Txt Briefly describe why you selected this grade.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

GQ15rev19a_Txt How could your region’s NOAA B-WET federal program office better support
your B-WET project?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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End of Block: About Organization and B-WET Project
Start of Block: Branching Question

GQ17rev
BRANCHING QUESTION
Which of the following NOAA B-WETfunded projects did your organization directly provide? (choose No or Yes for each line)
No
Activities for students/youth
who are between the ages of
5-18 (or grades K-12)
Professional development or
support for teachers
Other (please specify)

Yes

o

o

o
o

o
o

End of Block: Branching Question
Start of Block: PD for Teachers
PD TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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GPDQ4rev19
Which of the following types of B-WET-funded MWEE professional
development did you typically provide over the past grant year? (Select No or Yes for each type)
No

Yes

One one-day workshop
(usually 8 hours or less)

o

o

Multiple one-day workshops
that take place nonconsecutively

o

o

Multi-day workshop(s) that
takes place over consecutive
days

o

o

A college-level course

o

o

Professional development
provider training (training for
individuals who provide
teacher professional
development)

o

o

Individual teacher coaching
and support (e.g., curriculum
planning, shared teaching,
demonstrations and/or other
forms of in-school or in-field
support)

o

o

Online professional
development support (e.g.,
courses, webinars, discussion
forums)

o

o

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GQ20 For about how many teachers, schools, and school districts did your organization
provide professional development or support (e.g., trained in workshops, coached at schools or
in the field) this past grant year as a result of your B-WET grant? (Please provide one number,
NOT a range.)

o About ____ teachers served
________________________________________________

o About ____ K-12 schools served
________________________________________________

o About ____ school districts served
________________________________________________

GQ21 What percent of the participating teachers taught the following grade levels? (total
should equal 100%)
PreK : _______
Elementary : _______
Middle : _______
High : _______
Don't know : _______
Total : ________

GPDQ2

Did the majority of participating teachers teach science?

o Don't know
o No
o Yes
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"Typical" Please consider your most frequently offered B-WET-funded MWEE PD as “typical.”

GPDQ22 Over what period of time was your typical B-WET-funded MWEE professional
development (including group and individual training and support)? (For example, if teachers
participated in a summer workshop then received classroom support over the entire school
year, you would select 9-12 months.)

o Less than a week
o One week up to a month
o 1 to 4 months
o 5 to 8 months
o 9 to 12 months
o More than a year
o More than 2 years

GPDQ23rev19
About how many hours of MWEE professional development and/or
support did your organization typically provide for any one teacher this past grant year?

o 1-10 hours
o 11-20 hours
o 21-30 hours
o 31-40 hours
o 41-60 hours
o More than 60 hours
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GPDQ24rev About how many hours did a typical teacher participate in outdoor activities as
part of your organization's MWEE professional development this past grant year?

o None
o 1-10 hours
o 11-20 hours
o 21-40 hours
o 41-60 hours
o More than 60 hours
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GQ83rev19 Did your organization include an incentive (of any kind) to encourage teachers to
complete the post-professional development online questionnaire from NOAA B-WET?

o No
o Yes - please describe the incentive(s)
________________________________________________

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GQ25rev To what extent was your organization's MWEE professional development content
aligned with:
Don't
know

To no
extent
1

Next Generation
Science Standards

o
o
o

o
o
o

Common Core
Standards Mathematics

o

Common Core
Standards - English
Language Arts
Regional
environmental/natural
resources
management
priorities

NA

State education
standards
State environmental
education standards

To a
great
extent
5

2

3

4

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

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GPDQ77rev Which NOAA resources were incorporated into your organization’s typical B-WETfunded MWEE professional development? (check all that apply)

▢
▢

None

Information from NOAA websites or reports (e.g., NOAA website, NOAA Education
Resources webpage, NOAA Climate Portal, Marine Debris Program Education webpage,
NOAA FishWatch, NERRS education website) IF YES, Name the websites or reports:
________________________________________________

▢

Data sets collected by and accessible through NOAA (e.g., NOAA View, NOAA Digital
Coast, NOAA Buoys, Real-time Tides and Currents, NERRS SWMP data) IF YES, Name
the NOAA data sets: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA experts (e.g., scientist, educator, Sea Grant staff member, policy expert) IF YES,
Name the NOAA experts: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA curricula and education programs (e.g., Data in the Classroom, Estuaries 101
curriculum, Ocean Exploration) IF YES, Name the curricula or
programs: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA labs or facilities (e.g., Northeast Fisheries Science Center Milford Lab, NOAA
Chesapeake Bay Office Oxford Lab, Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Pascagoula MS,
NOAA Science On a Sphere sites, Sea Grant floating classroom vessel) IF YES, Name the
labs or facilities: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA National Marine Sanctuary, http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/welcome.html IF
YES, Name the sanctuary: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve, http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov IF YES, Name
the reserve: ________________________________________________

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o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o

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o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

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Display This Question:
If GPDQ4rev19 = One day workshops (usually less than 8 hours) [ Yes ]
Or GPDQ4rev19 = Multiple one-day workshops that take place non-consecutively [ Yes ]
Or GPDQ4rev19 = Multi-day workshop(s) that takes place over consecutive days [ Yes ]
Or GPDQ4rev19 = A college-level course [ Yes ]

GPDQ80rev19
As part of your B-WET-funded MWEE professional development
workshops this past grant year, did your organization typically include the following practices or
support? (select No or Yes for each statement)
No

Yes

Presented information and
examples illustrating how
other teachers have
integrated MWEEs into their
curriculum

o

o

Discussed how teachers may
be able to integrate MWEEs
into their own curriculum or
classroom activities

o

o

Engaged teachers in aligning
MWEEs with their school or
school district standards

o

o

Allowed teachers time to plan
how they will implement
MWEEs

o

o

Engaged teachers in the
same activities/practices they
can use with their students

o

o

Included more than one
teacher from individual
schools

o

o

Discussed how to use data to
support scientific inquiry

o

o

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GPDQ31rev Did your organization's MWEE professional development this past grant year
typically include these types of practices or support? (select No or Yes for each statement)
No

Yes

Assisted teachers with conducting
field trips or field work

o

o

Assisted teachers with stewardship
projects, e.g., restoration projects,
building schoolyard habitats, etc.

o

o

Assisted with the use of equipment
or technologies

o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o

Communicated with teachers oneon-one through phone calls or
email

o

o

Supported an online environment
for teachers to communicate with
each other

o

o

Helped make connections to local
community organizations and
resources

o

o

o
o

o
o

Provided
instructional/educational/curriculum
materials

o

o

Provided information on how to
obtain grants or funding for
MWEEs

o

o

Co-teaching in teachers'
classrooms or in field
Provided coaching in participating
teachers' classrooms
Provided demonstrations in
teachers' classrooms

Facilitated interactions with natural
resource professionals
Provided supplies or equipment

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GPDQ81rev Did your organization's MWEE professional development this past grant year
typically include these types of support or incentives? (select No or Yes for each statement)
No
Provided teacher stipends
Offered continuing education
credits
Offered graduate credits
Other support or incentive
(please specify)

o
o
o
o

Yes

o
o
o
o

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GPDQ82rev19 Did teachers participate in any of the following stewardship activities as part of
their MWEE professional development? (Select all categories that apply)

▢
▢

The teachers did NOT participate in any stewardship activities

Watershed Restoration or Protection (e.g., create schoolyard habitat, planting trees or
grasses, invasive species removal, cleanup [e.g., beach, stream, school, community), raise
& release (e.g., fish, oysters, turtles), stormwater management (e.g., rain garden, paint
storm drains] Briefly describe the actions:
________________________________________________

▢

Everyday Choices [e.g., reduce/reuse/recycle/upcycle, transportation (e.g., carpooling,
bike riding, mass transit, walking), composting, energy conservation, water conservation]
Briefly describe the actions: ________________________________________________

▢

Community Engagement [e.g., outreach, presentations, social media, messaging at
community events/fairs/festivals, event-organizing, mentoring, PSAs, flyers, posters] Briefly
describe the actions: ________________________________________________

▢

Civic Action [e.g., town meetings, voting, writing or meeting with elected officials/decision
makers] Briefly describe the actions:
________________________________________________

▢

Other Briefly describe the actions:
________________________________________________

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GPDQ83rev19
It was a goal of my organization’s B-WET-funded professional
development that teachers would be able to:
NA

No

Yes

o

o

o

o

Identify their
local
watershed(s)

o

o

o

o

Describe how
watersheds are
connected to the
ocean via
streams, rivers,
and humanmade structures

o

o

o

o

Identify the
functions of a
watershed

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Assess the
current health of
their local
watershed(s)
Recognize how
humans and
natural
processes
impact the health
of watersheds
Recognize how
watersheds can
affect human
health

Identify
stewardship
actions
individuals can
take to protect
or restore
watersheds

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Take
stewardship
actions to protect
or restore
watersheds

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GPDQ84rev19
It was a goal of my organization’s B-WET-funded MWEE professional
development that teachers would be more likely to:
NA

No

Yes

Teach about
watersheds

o

o

o

o

Incorporate
MWEEs into
their curriculum

o

o

o

o

Implement
MWEEs after
they are no
longer supported
by our
organization

o

o

o

o

Use NOAA
resources to
enhance their
students' MWEE
experiences

o

o

o

o

Guide students
through taking
stewardship
actions

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Use the outdoors
for instruction

o

o

o

o

Use local
community
resources as
part of
instruction

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Research
environmental
issues affecting
watersheds with
students
Use science
inquiry
instruction

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o
o

o
o

o
o

o
o

End of Block: PD for Teachers
Start of Block: MWEEs for Students
MWEE
STUDENT MWEEs Please answer the following questions with regard to the
instruction your organization provides directly to students (not the instruction provided by
teachers).

GQ37 About how many students, schools, and school districts were served directly by your
organization this past grant year as a result of your B-WET grant? (Please provide one number,
NOT a range.)

o About ___ students served ________________________________________________
o About ___ K-12 schools served
________________________________________________

o About ___ school districts served
________________________________________________

GQ38 What percent of the students/youth directly served by your organization's B-WET-funded
MWEE were in each of the following grade levels? (total must equal 100%)
PreK : _______
Elementary : _______
Middle : _______
High : _______
Other : _______
Don't know : _______
Total : ________

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GQ39rev19

What percent of the participating students’ schools are Title 1?

o NA
o Don't know
o Less than 20%
o 21-40%
o 41-60%
o 61-80%
o 81-100%
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GQ41rev To what extent were your organization's MWEEs designed to align with:
Don't
know

To no
extent
1

Next Generation
Science Standards

o
o
o

o
o
o

Common Core
Standards Mathematics

o

Common Core
Standards - English
Language Arts
Regional
environmental/natural
resources
management
priorities

NA

State education
standards
State environmental
education standards

To a
great
extent
5

2

3

4

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

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GQ42 Which of the following did your B-WET-funded projects provide for students during this
past grant year? (select No or Yes for each program type)
No
Off-site field programs during
the school day
Schoolyard-based programs
during the school day
Classroom-based programs
during the school day,
including distance learning
experiences
After-school or weekend
programs (e.g., science clubs)
Summer programs
Events for youth with their
families

Yes

o
o

o
o

o

o

o
o
o

o
o
o

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"Typical" Please consider your most frequently offered B-WET-funded MWEE as “typical.”

GQ45rev
On average, a typical student participated in your organization's B-WET-funded
MWEEs over the course of:

o Less than a week
o A week
o Multiple weeks
o Multiple months
o A full school year
o Multiple years
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GQ43rev
On average during the past grant year, a typical student spent ____ hours being
taught by your organization’s staff during a B-WET-funded MWEE.

o None
o 1-5 hours
o 6-9 hours
o 10-24 hours
o 25-40 hours
o More than 40 hours

GQ44rev
On average during the past grant year, a typical student spent ____ hours
outdoors being taught by your organization’s staff during a B-WET-funded MWEE.

o None
o 1-5 hours
o 6-9 hours
o 10-24 hours
o 25-40 hours
o More than 40 hours
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If GQ44rev != None

GQ29rev Where did the outdoor component of your students’ MWEEs occur? (select all that
apply)

▢
▢
▢

On school grounds
Off school grounds, within walking distance
Off school grounds, requiring transportation

Display This Question:
If GQ44rev != None

GMQ88rev19 About how many separate outdoor learning experiences did students have during
their MWEE?

o
o
o
o
o

Don’t know
None
One
Two
Three or more

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

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GQ46rev In what subject(s) were your organization's typical MWEEs implemented? (select all
that apply):

▢
▢
▢
▢
▢
▢
▢
▢
▢

Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
Social studies
English language arts
Fine arts
Music
Other (please describe) ________________________________________________

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GQ48rev Which NOAA resources were used as part of MWEEs for students? (check all that
apply)

▢
▢

None

Information from NOAA websites or reports (e.g., NOAA website, NOAA Education
Resources webpage, NOAA Climate Portal, Marine Debris Program Education webpage,
NOAA FishWatch, NERRS education website) IF YES, Name the websites or reports:
________________________________________________

▢

Data sets collected by and accessible through NOAA (e.g., NOAA View, NOAA Digital
Coast, NOAA Buoys, Real-time Tides and Currents, NERRS SWMP data) IF YES, Name
the NOAA data sets: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA experts (e.g., scientist, educator, Sea Grant staff member, policy expert) IF YES,
Name the NOAA experts: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA curricula and education programs (e.g., Data in the Classroom, Estuaries 101
curriculum, Ocean Exploration) IF YES, Name the curricula or
programs: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA labs or facilities (e.g., Northeast Fisheries Science Center Milford Lab, NOAA
Chesapeake Bay Office Oxford Lab, Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Pascagoula MS,
NOAA Science On a Sphere sites, Sea Grant floating classroom vessel) IF YES, Name the
labs or facilities: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA National Marine Sanctuary, http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/welcome.html IF
YES, Name the sanctuary: ________________________________________________

▢

NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve, http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov IF YES, Name
the reserve: ________________________________________________

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o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

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GQ51rev19 Did students participate in any of the following stewardship activities during your
organization’s B-WET-funded MWEEs? (select all categories that apply)

▢
▢

The students did NOT participate in any stewardship activities

Watershed Restoration or Protection (e.g., create schoolyard habitat, planting trees or
grasses, invasive species removal, cleanup [e.g., beach, stream, school, community), raise
& release (e.g., fish, oysters, turtles), stormwater management (e.g., rain garden, paint
storm drains] Briefly describe the actions:
________________________________________________

▢

Everyday Choices [e.g., reduce/reuse/recycle/upcycle, transportation (e.g., carpooling,
bike riding, mass transit, walking), composting, energy conservation, water conservation]
Briefly describe the actions: ________________________________________________

▢

Community Engagement [e.g., outreach, presentations, social media, messaging at
community events/fairs/festivals, event-organizing, mentoring, PSAs, flyers, posters] Briefly
describe the actions: ________________________________________________

▢

Civic Action [e.g., town meetings, voting, writing or meeting with elected officials/decision
makers] Briefly describe the actions:
________________________________________________

▢

Other Briefly describe the actions:
________________________________________________

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GQ52rev19 It was a goal of my organization’s B-WET-funded MWEEs that students would
have the following benefits:
NA

No

Yes

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Improved ability
to conduct
scientific
investigations

o

o

o

o

Better
understanding
of scientific
research

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Stronger
performance in
science

o

o

o

o

Stronger
performance on
standardized
tests

o

o

o

o

Increased
interest and
engagement in

o

o

o

o
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learning
Greater interest
in pursuing
science careers

o

o

o

o

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GQ53rev19
able to:

It was a goal of my organization’s B-WET-funded MWEEs that students would be
NA

No

Yes

o

o

o

o

Identify their
local
watershed(s)

o

o

o

o

Describe how
watersheds are
connected to the
ocean via
streams, rivers,
and humanmade structures

o

o

o

o

Identify the
functions of a
watershed

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Assess the
current health of
their local
watershed(s)
Recognize how
humans and
natural
processes
impact the health
of watersheds
Recognize how
watersheds can
affect human
health

Identify
stewardship
actions
individuals can
take to protect or
restore
watersheds

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Take
stewardship
actions to protect
or restore
watersheds

End of Block: MWEEs for Students
Start of Block: Evaluation
Eval PROGRAM EVALUATION

GQ55rev
Which of the following best describes the situation with regard to evaluation(s) of
your organization's B-WET-funded projects?

o Don't know
o No evaluation has been conducted and there are no plans to complete one
o No evaluation has been conducted, but there are plans to complete one
o An evaluation is being conducted, but it is not yet finished
o One evaluation has been completed
o Two evaluations have been completed
o Three or more evaluations have been completed
o Other (please describe) ________________________________________________

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Display This Question:
If GQ55rev = One evaluation has been completed
Or GQ55rev = Two evaluations have been completed
Or GQ55rev = Three or more evaluations have been completed

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GQ56 What type of evaluation has been completed?
Not conducted

Completed but no
report is available

Completed and
report is available

Needs assessment
(determines the need for
a project by considering
aspects such as available
resources, extent of the
problem and need to
address it, participant
interest and knowledge,
etc. This is also known as
front-end evaluation.)

o

o

o

Process/implementation
(examines the
implementation of a
project, focusing on the
effort invested in the
project and its direct
outputs. For example, an
implementation
evaluation might measure
how the project is being
delivered, who
participated, and whether
they were satisfied with
it). Note that this type of
evaluation is NOT the
same as a program
report!

o

o

o

Outcome (shows the
programs’ direct effects
on target outcomes and
provides direction for
program improvement.
For example, outcome
evaluation may show that
a program was (or was
not) successful in
changing participants’
knowledge, attitudes,
skills, intentions, or
behaviors)

o

o

o

Impact (seeks to assess
the broader, longer-term
changes that occurred as

o

o

o
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a result of a project such
as in improved
environmental quality)

Display This Question:
If GQ55rev = One evaluation has been completed
Or GQ55rev = Two evaluations have been completed
Or GQ55rev = Three or more evaluations have been completed

GQ93 How have you or your organization used your project evaluation results?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

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Display This Question:
If GQ56 = Outcome (shows the programs’ direct effects on target outcomes and
provides direction for program improvement. For example, outcome evaluation may show that a program
was (or was not) successful in changing participants’ knowledge, attitudes, skills, intentions, or behaviors)
[ Completed but no report is available ]
Or GQ56 = Outcome (shows the programs’ direct effects on target outcomes and
provides direction for program improvement. For example, outcome evaluation may show that a program
was (or was not) successful in changing participants’ knowledge, attitudes, skills, intentions, or behaviors)
[ Completed and report is available ]
Or GQ56 = Impact (seeks to assess the broader, longer-term changes that
occurred as a result of a project such as in improved environmental quality) [ Completed but no report is
available ]
Or GQ56 = Impact (seeks to assess the broader, longer-term changes that
occurred as a result of a project such as in improved environmental quality) [ Completed and report is
available ]

Eval2 Please answer the following questions with regard to the outcome or impact evaluation
your organization completed. If your organization completed more than one outcome or impact
evaluation, please answer the following questions based on the evaluation with the most
rigorous research (e.g., valid/reliable instruments, appropriate sampling, use of
control/comparison groups, content analysis of qualitative data, etc.) methods:

Display This Question:
If GQ56 = Outcome (shows the programs’ direct effects on target outcomes and
provides direction for program improvement. For example, outcome evaluation may show that a program
was (or was not) successful in changing participants’ knowledge, attitudes, skills, intentions, or behaviors)
[ Completed but no report is available ]
Or GQ56 = Outcome (shows the programs’ direct effects on target outcomes and
provides direction for program improvement. For example, outcome evaluation may show that a program
was (or was not) successful in changing participants’ knowledge, attitudes, skills, intentions, or behaviors)
[ Completed and report is available ]
Or GQ56 = Impact (seeks to assess the broader, longer-term changes that
occurred as a result of a project such as in improved environmental quality) [ Completed but no report is
available ]
Or GQ56 = Impact (seeks to assess the broader, longer-term changes that
occurred as a result of a project such as in improved environmental quality) [ Completed and report is
available ]

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GQ58 Which of the following best describes who led the evaluation?

o Don't know
o Internal staff member (someone who is an employee of your organization)
o External consultant (someone who is not an employee of your organization) If selected,
please provide consultant/firm name:
________________________________________________

o Other (please describe) ________________________________________________
Display This Question:
If GQ56 = Outcome (shows the programs’ direct effects on target outcomes and
provides direction for program improvement. For example, outcome evaluation may show that a program
was (or was not) successful in changing participants’ knowledge, attitudes, skills, intentions, or behaviors)
[ Completed but no report is available ]
Or GQ56 = Outcome (shows the programs’ direct effects on target outcomes and
provides direction for program improvement. For example, outcome evaluation may show that a program
was (or was not) successful in changing participants’ knowledge, attitudes, skills, intentions, or behaviors)
[ Completed and report is available ]
Or GQ56 = Impact (seeks to assess the broader, longer-term changes that
occurred as a result of a project such as in improved environmental quality) [ Completed but no report is
available ]
Or GQ56 = Impact (seeks to assess the broader, longer-term changes that
occurred as a result of a project such as in improved environmental quality) [ Completed and report is
available ]

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GQ59 Do the evaluation results include evidence of:
Don't know

Not measured

No

Yes

Increases in
knowledge about
watersheds
(participants
learned new
information)

o

o

o

o

Changes in
attitudes toward
watersheds
(participants’
changed their
beliefs, opinions,
feelings, or
perspectives)

o

o

o

o

Increases in the
skills needed to
act in ways to
protect or restore
watersheds
(ocean, coastal,
riverine,
estuarine, Great
Lakes)

o

o

o

o

Increases in
intentions to act
to protect or
restore
watersheds

o

o

o

o

Participants
engaging in
actions that
protect or restore
watersheds

o

o

o

o

Improved water
quality (positive
changes in
physical
watershed that
can be attributed
to participants’
actions)

o

o

o

o

Improved
academic
performance

o

o

o

o
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Other (please
describe)

o

o

o

o

End of Block: Evaluation
Start of Block: Exploratory Questions
Impact

NOAA B-WET IMPACT
Please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with the next 6 statements.

GQ61rev As a result of NOAA B-WET, our audiences are more familiar with NOAA, such as
NOAA science, resources, and experts.

o Not an expected impact
o Don't know
o Strongly Disagree 1
o2
o3
o4
o5
o6
o Strongly Agree 7
GQ61_Txt Please explain why you selected the response you did.
________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

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GQ63rev The B-WET grant has improved the overall quality of environmental education
provided by my organization (e.g., through use of best practices or other increase in institutional
capacity).

o Not an expected impact
o Don't know
o Strongly Disagree 1
o2
o3
o4
o5
o6
o Strongly Agree 7
GQ63_Txt Please explain why you selected the response you did.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

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GQ65rev The B-WET grant has helped integrate environmental education into the formal
education system(s) with which we work.

o Not an expected impact
o Don't know
o Strongly Disagree 1
o2
o3
o4
o5
o6
o Strongly Agree 7
GQ65_Txt Please explain why you selected the response you did.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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GQ66 Has your B-WET-funded project contributed to MWEEs becoming part of regular
curriculum or practice? (select No or Yes for each)
No
Yes
At one school
At multiple schools
Across a school district
Across multiple school
districts

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End of Block: Exploratory Questions
Start of Block: Feedback
Feedback FEEDBACK

GQ74 This questionnaire was .... (choose one for each)

Difficult to
complete
Not
informative
Long

Imprv_Txt

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

Easy to
complete

o
o
o

Informative

Short

How can this questionnaire be improved?

________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Cmmts_Txt What final comments would you like to share?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
End of Block: Feedback

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