Measurement Tools
To assess the effectiveness of the CNG Program and the progress of the students, each participating Boys & Girls Club organization implementing CNG utilizes a variety of measurement tools to evaluate outcomes in several areas. Research suggests these measurements are linked to positive development of academic and life success:
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Membership consistency
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Daily program attendance
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Reading & math proficiency
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Student/parent perception of club experience
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(other areas as determined by each BGC organization)
Examples of assessment tools used by CNG Program sites include:
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STRIDE ACADEMY educational software that provides practice and pre- & post-test assessment in reading and math
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Afterschool Program Assessment System (APAS) implemented by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST). APAS includes two measurement tools, the Survey of Afterschool Youth Outcomes (SAYO) and the Assessing Afterschool Program Practices Tool (APT).
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Vision software to track attendance
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Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) software to track attendance and survey various areas of club experience
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DORA & ADAM (Software used to assess reading & math)
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COMET (Assessments, Outcomes, Accountability) to record multiple categories including tracking parental engagement, identification of children with unmet needs, individualized data for monitoring progress and intervention