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After-School Initiative's Toolkit for Evaluating

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<strong>Toolkit</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Evaluating</strong> Positive Youth Development 10<br />

When developing a protocol, the ages and literacy levels of participants should be taken into account. Program staff may want to consider<br />

the following methods <strong>for</strong> younger and older youth.<br />

Method Younger (4 th and 5 th grade literacy) Older (6 th grade and above literacy)<br />

Administration Method<br />

Group administration (questions read<br />

aloud while participants answer with<br />

pencil and paper in group setting)<br />

Self-administered (hand out in group setting or<br />

upon entrance and or exit of program)<br />

Question Topics Select from questions without a -<br />

indicating a more basic literacy level<br />

Can choose from all questions<br />

Use of Open-ended Questions Only with a pilot test Yes, if desired<br />

Survey Length Keep it to 1-2 pages Keep it to 4 pages

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