21st Century Skills

  • Life Effectiveness Questionnaire

    Outcome: 21st Century Skills

    Audience: 11-14 years old (~Middle school aged)

    Method: Questionnaires and surveys

    The Life Effectiveness Questionnaire (LEQ-H) is a survey used to measure personal development in several areas related to life effectiveness, or “a person’s demonstrated capacity to adapt, survive, and thrive” (Neill, 2008). The LEQ-H measures 8 domains, including time management, social competence, achievement motivation, intellectual flexibility, task leadership, emotional control, active initiative, and self confidence. The tool has been used to assess how outdoor education programs, including a variety of Outward Bound programs, influence a person’s self-perception of their skills in these areas.

  • EE21

    Outcome: 21st Century Skills

    Audience: 11-14 years old (~Middle school aged)

    Method: Questionnaires and surveys

    The EE21 tool is used to measure outcomes for adolescent students engaged in environmental education programs with a focus on environmental literacy, 21st Century Skills and positive youth development. The 12 outcomes that the tool measures are enjoyment, place connection, learning, interest/motivation, 21st Century Skills, meaning/self-identity, self-efficacy, environmental attitudes, environmental behaviors, school behaviors, cooperation, and behavior change.