4-H Common Measures --Overview of the Tools Nine Surveys designed to assess the outcomes found on the National 4-H Logic Models 4-7 and 8-12 Grade Universal Measures 4-7 and 8-12 Grade Citizenship Measures 4-7 and 8-12 Grade Healthy Living Measures 4-7 and 8-12 Grade 4-H Science Measures NEW! 8-12 Grade College and Career Readiness In Development: Social/Emotional Measures in partnership with the 4-H Military Liaisons

Universal Outcomes Make positive choices Effectively communicate Build connections Apply content Contribute to the health, growth and well-being of self, family, community, nation and the world

Concerns with the use of the 4-H Common Measures Overuse Dual use -- Joseph Donaldson, Tennessee, used healthy living common measures for two programs. He found that the same kids in both programs were being dual surveyed – should it be annual, or other time period. Need for a solid protocol Qualtrics cannot be accessed by multiple persons States have access and have a MOU with national 4-H Common Measures If your state has a Quatrics license, you can copy and paste items using export/import You can also use the password more generically -- problem is that everyone has the ability to see each other’s data. Ability to aggregate data. No role-up of all data except for grants – there is a lot of manual labor to bring in the data. The first attempt to aggregate non-grant data will be career and college readiness – will use links that they provide Getting more out of the data beyond simple reports

Positives about 4-H Common Measures Seeing growth in use: 31% reported using it on a consistent basis. 67% use it on a limited basis. Early adopters are figuring out how to best use them. Others ae in a “wait and see mode.” Good feedback that the 4-H Common Measures are filling a need in the system. People are using them for local/regional reports, grants, especially for county based staff. Funding from Bechtel Foundation to fund studies of the Common Measures speaks to the value they see in the work. Good model for other youth associations such as the Girl and Boy Scouts. Groups are talking openly and collaboration may result

Other Projects on the Horizon  Development of pre- post versions  Secure funding for language translations  Grants from the Bechtel Foundation  Overall study of the psycho-metrics of existing 4-H Common Measures  MAP Academy at the U of CA (Martin Smith) is studying the items and constructs to see if they can be organized more efficiently to avoid overlap. They will be looking at: Positive response bias Readability for age groups Reducing items Reorganizing common measures – universal measures – non cognitive skill Relevant scale items An adult survey to accompany the youth surveys Program quality and assessment survey Professional development survey