YET Evaluation
The innovative nature of the PA New Communities project requires an objective evaluation that assesses and provides information about the program’s effectiveness. To successfully implement the project, the evaluation strategy must become an integral, complementary component of YET. Indeed, the complexity of the YET demands an evaluator to act as an objective analyst and also as a partner. The New Communities Project state staff and site staff will work on the collection of process and outcome data.

We are starting with a pre-test and will follow up with a post-test for each curriculum area. We are also interested in evaluating the student’s life skills. This will be done with a “Skills for Everyday Living” survey designed by Dr. Perkins and Dr. Mincemoyer.

Skills for Everyday Living (72k PDF)
This survey examines the growth of certain basic life skills such as teamwork and leadership which might occur as a result of participating in a youth program. This survey is administered at the beginning and the end of each year.

YET Computer Assesment (25k PDF)
This survey measures the youth over knowledge of computers and technology. The pre- and post-test are in this PDF. We use the pre-test at the beginning of the year and administer the post-test at the end of the year.

YET GIS Evaluation (18k PDF)
This survey just measures the YET GIS curriculum. This PDF contains both the pre- and post-tests. The pre-test is given at the beginning of the YET GIS curriculum, and the post-test is given when the YET GIS curriculum is fininshed.

YET GPS Evaluatin (16k PDF)
This survey is designed for the YET GPS curriculum. This PDF contains both the pre- and post-tests. The pre-test is given at the beginning of the YET GPS curriculum, and the post-test is given when the YET GPS curriculum is fininshed.

YET Robotic Evaluation (16k PDF)
This survey is related to just the YET Robotics curriculum. This PDF contains both the pre- and post-tests. The pre-test is given at the beginning of the YET Robotics curriculum, and the post-test is given when the YET Robotics curriculum is fininshed.