Summer Learning Outcome Measures Project

Description | Website | Reports

Principal Investigator: Deborah Lowe Vandell
Researchers: Valerie Hall, Pilar O’Cadiz, Andrea Karsh
Funding: Pilot, Field Test, and Summer Learning Initiative funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation


Description

Vandell and her research team adapted the Afterschool Outcome Measures Online Toolbox for summer learning programs. The Online Toolbox provides instructions, surveys, technical assistance, and analysis of findings, to any type of summer program. Staff and student surveys measure changes in students’ skill development and positive behavior as well as student program experiences. Interested programs can contact us at afterschool@uci.edu.


Website
: http://afterschooloutcomes.org

There is a special tab for Summer Learning.


Reports

Vandell, D. L., O’Cadiz, M.P., Hall, V., Karsh A. (2012). Piloting Outcome Measures for Summer Learning Initiative Programs. Report to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Report

Vandell, D. L., Hall, V., O’Cadiz, M.P., Karsh A. (2013). Field Test of Outcome Measures for Summer Learning Programs. Report to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Report

Vandell, D. L., Hall, V., O’Cadiz, M.P., Karsh A. (2015). Summer Learning Online Toolbox. Year Four Report to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Report