U2C7L1: Evaluating a Service Learning Project

Question 1

Project

Answer 1

A task or problem undertaken by a group of students to supplement or apply classroom lessons; service learning projects are initiated and planned by Cadets with instructor guidance.

Question 2

Placement

Answer 2

Service learning placements are learning activities conducted within an existing business or organization; the placement organization typically assigns responsibilities to the students.

Question 3

Direct Service

Answer 3

Face-to-face contact with those being served in either project or placement models of service learning.

Question 4

Indirect Service

Answer 4

Hands-on involvement in a service activity without any face-to-face contact with those served.

Question 5

Advocacy Service

Answer 5

The act or process of supporting or providing a service toward a cause or proposal that does not require face-to-face contact.

Question 6

After Action Review

Answer 6

Reflecting on what was learned after an act.

Question 7

Observation

Answer 7

An act or instance of examining a custom, rule, or law; an act of recognizing and noting a fact or occurrence; a record or description so obtained.

Question 8

Analysis

Answer 8

The separation of a whole into its component parts for individual study; a study of something complex, its elements, and their relations.

Question 9

Integration

Answer 9

The act or process, or an instance of forming, coordinating, or blending into a functioning or unified whole.

Question 10

What are short-term project/long-term project examples? (List 2 for each)

Answer 10

Short-term:
- Raising money at an event for charity during the financial planning lessons
- Visiting a nursing home while discussing wellness and fitness issues
Long-term:
- Adopting a local waterway while studying environmental issues
- Organizing an after-school tutoring program during lessons on teaching skills

Question 11

Explain the 2 models of service when doing a service learning project.

Answer 11

• Project: planned by cadets with instructions from teachers about your curriculum
• Placement: planned by business/organization with cadets assisting, like for different events that correlate with lessons

Question 12

What are the 3 types of service?

Answer 12

• Direct: face-to-face contact in project/placement, like working in soup kitchens
• Indirect: not face-to-face but hands-on involvement, like emailing deployed soldiers
• Advocacy: not face-to-face but speaking on behalf of an issue, like campaign about recycling at schools

Question 13

What are 4 things to consider when conducting a service-learning project?

Answer 13

• What core abilities/program outcomes are we addressing?
• What is the lesson question from the curriculum?
• What should we know or be able to do?
• What assessments can illustrate our learning?

Question 14

What are the 3 phases in AAR?

Answer 14

1. Structured Reflection Phase: keep a log of feelings and thoughts with experiences in groups or alone; work to improve and do better.
2. Demonstration Phase: share mastery of skills/ideas and list future outcomes/steps.
3. Evaluation Phase: determine efficiency of project about accomplishments and determine ways to improve.

Question 15

What are the different types of reflection questions?

Answer 15

• Observation: What? What did I do?
• Analysis: So what? What did it mean to me?
• Integration: Now what? What will I do because of what I accomplished or learned?

Question 16

What are examples of the demonstration phase?

Answer 16

• Give a presentation to staff, family, or friends about the activity.
• Extend the experience to develop future projects that could benefit the community.