SECTION 2: Manage

Use of Data - Participation, Mindsets & Behaviors, Outcome

The ASCA National Model, 4th ed., identifies three types of data used to measure the results of activities related to the school counseling Service: Participation, Mindsets & Behaviors and Outcome. The three types of data are outlined in greater detail in the Assess section.

• Participation- Includes data that reflects number of participants involved, number of lessons or sessions, length of time and number of students involved in an intervention. 
• Mindsets & Behaviors- Is administered to students and measures student change in knowledge, attitudes and skills. 
• Outcome- Data that shows “the impact of an activity or Service has on student achievement, attendance or discipline. 

(Source ASCA National Model, 4th ed., p 89)