| Roundtable: What Can You Tell in the Short Term? |
| Roundtable Presentation 822 to be held in the Quartz Room Section A on Saturday, Nov 8, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM |
| Sponsored by the Extension Education Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Ben Silliman, North Carolina State University, ben_silliman@ncsu.edu |
| Abstract: This roundtable focuses on evaluation of short-term events with youth. Brief events attended by large numbers of youth provide optimal opportunities for 4-H and other youth programs to gather data on program quality and outcomes. Such events may even provide opportunities to monitor long-term experiences and outcomes. However, settings such as youth conferences, short courses, trips, and camps offer logistical challenges (e.g., scheduling, location, use of certain methods and technologies) and practical limitations (e.g., intervention duration, developmental and learning potential) that restrict the feasibility and accuracy of the evaluation process. These issues are discussed in the context of two evaluation projects done with different degrees of success. Discussion will focus on maximizing the value of short-term evaluations with youth. |