These materials will promote the use of environmental education as a means of solving resource management problems. Optimum level field stations and offices will provide the full range of programming identified under the standard level, and will institute a full range of involvement in education activities, as below. Field stations and offices with special mandates for providing environmental education or those with one or more PFTE time devoted to public use activities are considered capable of reaching the optimum level. At the optimum level, environmental education programs will address complex national issues and resource problems as well as local issues. Staff at these stations and offices may also be called upon to assist with other Service educational efforts.
Formative evaluation helps program developers focus on desired results.
It requires the incorporation of techniques that will positively influence outcomes. Summative evaluation helps measure final outcomes and assists in determining whether or not the program and learner objectives were actually achieved. Evaluation instruments measure program effectiveness in terms of what the target audience learns, including fact and concept retention, attitude formation, and action-orientation. B. Annual Review. NETC will develop criteria for and chair a team of education specialists to review the environmental education program of one Region each year.