Measuring Empathy Collaborative Assessment Project (MECAP) Resources

We have consolidated all of the resources created through the 2019 Measuring Empathy Collaborative Assessment Project into a singular resource tile. This includes the following documents:

1. Action Reaction Activity (2019)
2. Conservation Pen Pals (2019)
3. Observing Expressions of Empathy By Visitors and Program Audiences (version updated in 2024 by Woodland Park Zoo)
4. Empathy for Animals Survey Protocol & Instruments (2019)
5. Semantic Differential Scale for 10-13 years old (2019)
6. Semantic Differential Scale for 13+ years old (2019)

You can also view the resources on informalscience.org here (also known as REVISE). Please note that as of April 2025, REVISE is “currently reviewing its outreach and activities to ensure compliance with recent executive orders from the White House and with the most current guidance from NSF and the AISL program [and]…you may notice changes to our website, social media, and communications.”