Farewell to the Dull Paper and Pencil Evaluation Survey

Kris Ahmed, MPH Teen Success Inc.

April 6-8, 2014 San Francisco, CA

Annual Conference on Youth + Tech + Health  

•  Helping teen mothers reach their full potential

•  40 week peer-to-peer program •  12 members per group

(ages 12 – 21)

•  Positive Youth Development curriculum

•  Childcare, snack and stipends

provided

Who is Teen Success Inc?

•  Partner with agencies in

communities of need

•  Partners are direct implementers

•  TSI works closely with partners

to ensure the program is delivered with fidelity

•  Currently 8 partner orgs, 19 groups, 190 active members

Teen Success Model

•  Complete High School •  Delay having additional

children until emotionally and financially ready

•  Build social and emotional assets

•  Develop skills to be effective

“first teacher” to their children

Measuring Success

•  Pre Survey at intake •  Post Survey every 20 weeks

•  Measures outcomes, such as sexual health, member’s positive youth development assets, school status, parenting attributes, etc.

Data Collection

•  Able to edit questions

•  Teen friendly

•  Secure & private

•  Saves time/money

•  Game like, simple, fun, intuitive

Benefits of Using a Survey App

Develop just enough do it measure it improve

Benefits of Using a Survey App

•  Occasional tech problems/glitches

•  Users may rush and click through without giving much though

•  Typing in answers can be challenging for some

•  Once you start a survey,

you must finish

Challenges of Using a Survey App

Overall…Thumbs Up

Kris Ahmed Teen Success Inc. Program Director

408-263-8330 x.101 kahmed@teensuccess.net

www.teensuccess.net