Using Clicker Technology in

Extension Programs

Why are you here?

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01. Voucher Training or pesticide recert.2. General Info3. Get out of the house4. Socialize5. Yummy food!!

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How long have you been growing vegetables and fruit?

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than 5 years

5 to 10

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A. Less than 5 yearsB. 5 to 10C. 11 to 20D. 21 to 30E. More than 30 years

How many years have you been growing vegetables and fruit?A. Less than 5 yearsB. 5 to 10 yearsC. 11 to 20 yearsD. 21 to 30 yearsE. More than 30 years

Categories do not overlap!

Unit of measure is years.What is a year? Calendar year? Fiscal year?12 months? 2009?

Do you have written procedures and policies for how you grow and handle your produce?

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Do you have written procedures and policies for how you grow and handle your produce?

A. YesB. NoC. Don’t know

What is written procedures and policies? A piece of paper in my pocket? A notebook with notes? A formal policy?

Question and the “metric” should be consistently understood!

Example: How many times have you accessed Extension services?What counts as accessing Extension services? Office visit? Web site? Child involved with 4-H?

What percentage of your fruit or vegetable crop acreage is fertilized with compost, sludge or manure?

A. B. C. D.

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A. 0 % … no compost, sludge or manure is used

B. Less than 25 % of the acreage

C. 26 to 50 % of the acreage

D. 51 to 75 % of the acreage

Did this class/program meet its advertised objectives?

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1. Strongly Agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly

Disagree

Did this class/program meet its advertised objectives?

Forced-Choice Questions – You have to decide!

1. Strongly Agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly Disagree

Your ranking of the speaker:Name of speaker here

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Your ranking of the speaker:Name of speaker here

Balanced response scale. Could add neutral (such as next slide) or NA. I don’t use neutral because I want to force a ranking. Another option:•Effective•Somewhat Effective•Somewhat Ineffective•Ineffective

1. Very Effective2. Effective3. Ineffective4. Very Ineffective

Was this class/program current, up-to-date?

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1. Strongly Agree2. Agree3. Neutral4. Disagree5. Strongly

Disagree

I learned how a 4-H meeting should be conducted

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1. Yes lots2. Some3. Not much

I think I can do my officer duties better now

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1. Yes lots2. Some3. Not really

I’m glad I came to the workshop

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1. Yes, lots2. Some3. Not really

What food is most often home canned?

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1. Tomatoes2. Meat3. Jam, jelly4. Corn

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The pH that divides water bath canning from pressure canning is:

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1. 4.02. 4.63. 5.04. 5.2

Jars appropriate for canning are:

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1. Mason jars2. Old mayo jars3. Spaghetti sauce

jars4. All of the above

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How would you rate the conference facility (Doubletree Hotel)?

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1. Poor2. Fair3. Good4. Very Good5. Excellent

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How would you rate the conference facility (Doubletree Hotel)?

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1. Poor2. Fair3. Good4. Very Good5. Excellent

What’s the problem?

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How much did you learn about financial strategies related to savings, investments, retirement?

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1. Nothing2. A Little3. Some 4. A Lot

After today, will you budget money to spend for food each month?

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1. Always2. Often3. Sometimes4. Rarely5. Never

Before today, did you budget money to spend for food each month?

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1. Always2. Often3. Sometimes4. Rarely5. Never

Before today, did you budget money to spend for food each month?

Frequency scale. Sometimes is the mid-point in the scale. If you said always, almost always, most of the time, just about always, and never, you would have an unbalanced scale. These frequencies lean toward a positive response on budgeting money.

1. Always2. Often3. Sometimes4. Rarely5. Never

Before /after questionsParticipants may not accurately assess their pre-program knowledge or behaviors. Then, at the end of the program, their new understanding of the program content may affect their response on the post self-assessment. They are actually responding based on two different frames of reference.Example on handout.

Before today, did you compare prices before you buy food?

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1. Always2. Often3. Sometimes4. Rarely5. Never

After today, will you compare prices before you buy food?

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1. Always2. Often3. Sometimes4. Rarely5. Never

Which of the following methods is unsafe for thawing meat and poultry?

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1. On the bottom shelf of the refrigerator

2. In the microwave3. In cold water changed

every 20 minutes4. On the kitchen counter

Which of the following methods is unsafe for thawing meat and poultry?

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2. In the microwave3. In cold water changed

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Which of the following methods is unsafe for thawing meat and poultry?

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You found a frozen turkey that has been in your freezer 5 years. Should you …

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1. Keep it2. Toss it

You found a frozen turkey that has been in your freezer 5 years. Should you …

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You found a frozen turkey that has been in your freezer 5 years. Should you …

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You decide! Food kept frozen at

0 degrees F is still safe to eat. However, it may not taste as good.

To assure best flavor, prepare and serve a frozen turkey within a year.

Thanks to the following educators:

Lacie Ashby, Allegany Co.Jim Lewis, Caroline Co.

Dave Martin, Baltimore Co.

Writing Questions Decide if you are after process (how’s it

going) or content (have you learned anything)

Only ask what you need to ask◦ Survey fatigue

Only one question at a time—no “double-barrell” (Do you like to eat fruits and vegetables? Do you volunteer in a local, state, or national 4-H effort?)

Consider literacy levels◦ Advantages of clickers

Test your questions: Can be simple—say them out loud to yourself, to others. Have your neighbor read them.

Watch out for bias and leading questions:◦ Do you think agriculture in Maryland is considered

as important as it should be? How do you feel about the inadequate funding for University of Maryland Extension?

Writing Questions

Writing QuestionsR-E-S-P-E-C-T Watch out for:

◦ jargon and acronyms

◦ sensitive information

◦ gotcha questions◦ irrelevant

questions