Evaluation Toolkit – Key to Symbols
This key summarises the symbols used within the “At a glance…” tables for each of the tools to indicate where they are most appropriate. A text-box description will appear in the tools when you hover over the icons as a reminder for what they mean.
Where a symbol is surrounded by a box within the “At a glance… table” then that tool is especially suited to that particular category (e.g. 
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| Suitable audiences (Who) | |
|---|---|
| Primary School |  |
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| Secondary School |  |
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| Interested Adult |  |
– | |
| General Public |  |
| Activity type (What) | |
|---|---|
| Drop-In (Festivals and Demonstrations) |  |
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| Interactive Workshop |  |
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| Ongoing Series (Clubs, Courses, etc) |  |
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| Lecture Presentation |  |
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| Online |  |
| Data medium (Data) | |
|---|---|
| Online – Long Responses |  |
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| Online – Short Responses |  |
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| Writing – Long Responses |  |
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| Writing – Short Responses |  |
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| Multiple Choice Responses |  |
– | |
| Verbal Input |  |
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| Audio / Video |  |
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| Drawing / Visual |  |
| Time required (Time) | |
|---|---|
| Preparation – Short (Can Do in Hour Before Activity) |  |
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| Preparation – Medium (Day Before) |  |
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| Preparation – Long (Week Before) |  |
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| Respondent Completion Time (Implementation) – Short (<1 Min) |  |
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| Respondent Completion Time (Implementation) – Medium (1-5 Min) |  |
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| Respondent Completion Time (Implementation) – Long (>5 Min) |  |
– | |
| Analysis – Short (None Needed or Automatic) |  |
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| Analysis – Medium (Hour/s) |  |
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| Analysis – Long (Day/s) |  |
| Information gained (Gain) | |
|---|---|
| What Works / Improvements |  |
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| Immediate Reactions |  |
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| Evidence Of Changes That Occurred |  |
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| Addressing Misconceptions Held |  |
| Generic Learning Outcome area(s) | |
|---|---|
| Knowledge & Understanding |  |
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| Attitudes & Values |  |
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| Enjoyment, Inspiration & Creativity |  |
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| Skills |  |
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| Behaviour & Progression |  |
We recognise that the above categories are not exhaustive, however from our initial scoping conversations with Europlanet members these were the major categories of interest for their outreach efforts.
