4-H Evaluation

Spark Survey Results

The Spark Surveys are open twice a year for 4-H youth to fill out in the Online Record Book (ORB). The surveys allow us to take a "snapshot" of the 4-H'ers in the Fall and then again in the Spring. They allow us to evaluate the effectiveness of the 4-H program in developing youth in various areas. 

Measures

Evaluation Tools and Measures

The measures listed on this page are for county-based staff and volunteers that would like to evaluation their programs.

Summative (outcomes) evaluations: assess program impacts-what did youth get out of the program; what did they learn?

Formative (program improvement) evaluations: help learn how the program, event, etc., can be improved for future participants.

We collect data from 4-H youth based on our program framework. Below is a list of outcome measures that we assess. We encourage you to use these measures to measure impacts of your programs. For more information about each measure, please see the "Survey Information" file.

Survey Information

Summative (Outcome) Evaluations

Below are Word documents of each measure currently collected in the Online Record Book. In addition, these are available electronically in Qualtrics for online data collection. If evaluating youth enrolled in the community club program, please encourage them to complete the surveys in the Online Record Book, and contact the Evaluation Coordinator for a copy of the data.

If you use the Word documents, be sure to include the "Survey Cover Page" and complete the county contact information. This page must be used for any data collected for research purposes. The Survey Cover Page will download as a Word document; please do not make any changes other than editing your county information.

Survey Cover Page Template

NOTE: before you collect data on any of these outcomes, you may need to first obtain approval from the Institutional Review Board at UC Davis. Please contact the 4-H Evaluation Coordinator to see if you are covered by the state IRB.

Program Experience
Healthy Living
Science Grades 4-7
Science Grades 8-12
Views about Science
Civic Engagement
Youth Development (Universal)
Teamwork
College & Career Readiness Grades 8-12
Positive Youth Development-Short
Academics
Mindset
Sparks
Wellbeing
Goal Setting and Management

Sample formative (program improvement) evaluations

State 4-H Field Day
SFD Evaluation Survey 2014 FINAL

State Leadership Conference (SLC) 2005-2012
SLC Evaluation Surveys 2005-2012

Online Record Book 
ORB Satisfaction Survey