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Easy-to-use Online Toolbox measures both Program Quality and Youth Outcomes in after school and summer programs!
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New Service: The Online Toolbox can be customized to incorporate additional measures for programs and can be part of a tailored program evaluation.
WHO ARE WE?
The Afterschool Outcome Measures Online Toolbox provides afterschool and summer programs with a means to measure program quality and student outcomes using scales that have well-established reliability and validity. The Online Toolbox includes students' reports of the quality of their experiences in their program, including their engagement in program activities, supportive relations with program staff with peers in their afterschool program. These student reports of program experience correlate highly with observational data of program quality. Youth reports of program quality are also linked to positive youth outcomes.
WHY ARE THESE MEASURES IMPORTANT?
Research shows that high-quality programs have beneficial effects on students socially and academically. The Online Toolbox enables after school and summer learning programs to have easy access to measures that can inform program improvement efforts, serve as an accountability tool, and can be used for reporting program outcomes to funders and other stakeholders. All scales have well-established reliability and validity.
2017-18 AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
Thank you so much for the reports - the information included is very helpful in assessing our program needs!
- Melissa, South Bay Union School District
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STEM: There is a STEM focused Online Toolbox survey battery available as well. Please contact us if your curriculum focus is on STEM. Click here to view the STEM student survey description.
Review: The Online Toolbox is featured in a publication by the Forum for Youth Investment (Jan 2014): From Soft Skills to Hard Data. The Technical Appendix includes a description of the Outcome Measures Online Toolbox scales and psychometric properties.
Review: The Online Toolbox is featured in a publication by the Forum for Youth Investment (Jan 2014): From Soft Skills to Hard Data. The Technical Appendix includes a description of the Outcome Measures Online Toolbox scales and psychometric properties.
