The development and validation of an academic, work health sciences, and community intentions scale for out-of-school-time (OST) participants

Assessing Psychometric Predictors of Academic and Life Success for High School Students in a STEM-Based Program in Rural Alabama

“…Although HSTA-AL participants completed 16 psychometric measures at their baseline and year 1 data collections, the focus of this paper is on four key scales examining community engagement and academic intentions, two critical elements of the HSTA program. The first is the Academic, Work/Health Science, and Community Intentions (AWHSCI) scale measuring participants' willingness to live in and contribute to their local community (McKendall et al, 2023). It is a validated, HSTA-WV scale containing 13-items measured on a 5-point Likert continuum.…”

“…In 2013, WV HSTA embarked on a journey to determine which psychological concepts were important in measuring participants' academic, emotional, and social development. WV HSTA partnered with the West Virginia University School of Public Health Faculty to secure a grant through the Annie E. Casey Foundation to create and research validated psychometric scales measuring academic and life success from the students' perspective (Anderson, 2010;Button et al, 1996;Carver, 1997;Elliot et al, 2004;Huebner et al, 2006b;Hurtado et al, n.d.;McKendall et al, 2023;Midgley et al, 2000;Pearlin and Schooler, 1978;Snyder et al, 1991;Zimet et al, 1988;Wilson et al, 2005). The first step in the process was to conduct focus groups of key WV HSTA stakeholders (i.e., current participants, graduated participants, community leaders, and WV HSTA leadership) develop a detailed program logic model.…”