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14 September 2018 Optics outreach activities: measuring learning outcomes
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Abstract
The objective of this work is present diverse ways to measure the impact and quality of the informal optics education activities for its improvement in content, quality and didactic techniques; including a list of recom- mendations about how to measure the impact of the outreach events, including the target audience and the staff involved. Also, for measuring the outcomes, it is added a list of techniques about how to know the best activities for each audience, understands the perception of the activity for the public and the application of quizzes based in QR technology for a quick outcome.
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Guillermo E. Sánchez-Guerrero and Perla M. Viera-González "Optics outreach activities: measuring learning outcomes", Proc. SPIE 10741, Optics Education and Outreach V, 107410N (14 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320330
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KEYWORDS
Physics

Photonics

Optics education

Outreach programs

Education and training

Engineering education

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