A Summary of Outcome Measurement Tools for Out-of-School Time Programs – Child Trends – ChildTrends

This following guide summarizes information on 25 survey questionnaires, assessment tools, and other data collection tools that out-of-school time (OST) practitioners and researchers can use to assess outcomes for program participants. The guide is meant to improve the quality of outcomes monitoring and evaluation projects by increasing access to data collection tools developed by (or in partnership with) researchers using systematic processes. Practitioners and researchers should use this guide in conjunction with our related report, Measuring Youth Development: How Out-of-School Time Programs Collect and Use Data, which examines how afterschool, summer, and other out-of-school-time (OST) programs gauge their work and impact, as well as the obstacles these programs face.