Data Within Reach: Assessments for the Seattle Public Library's Adult Education Tutoring Program
The Seattle Public Library has developed outreach programming for adult learners that is flexible, dynamic, and heavily utilized--program strengths that also make assessment difficult. In order to capture richer qualitative data associated with the individual impacts and outcomes, our team created and piloted two survey-based assessment tools. These sustainable tools will augment current program practices and support its evolution in alignment with the needs, interests, and continued growth of both learner and tutor participants. Their implementation presents our sponsoring organization with the opportunity to gain greater, measurable insight into how the programming is benefiting the community it serves.
Project sponsored by: Seattle Public Library
Project participants:
Erin Baker
MLIS
Sarah Cohen
MLIS
Heather Diaz
MLIS