Level 1, Activity 1-3
Sampling –
Sampling involves selecting a representative group of people from a population. Let's say you wanted to survey a fifth-grade class about what they would like to do for a service project. Suppose you only talked to the five people sitting together in the back of the room who are friends with each other. Their opinions might all be very similar and they might all say the same thing. To avoid bias in your survey - try to ask a representative group to take the survey. Instead of asking just the five students at the back of the room, pick students randomly from around the room.
Picking people at random to take a survey is known as simple random sampling. There are many other sampling techniques used by professional researchers, including stratified sampling, multistage sampling and cluster sampling.
Links –
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National organization that administers surveys
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Conduct your own surveys online for free
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Offers online surveys, advice and samples.
Level 1 - Agents of Change
Designed for middle school aged youth planning their own service learning projects, this guide helps them learn how to choose a project, research a need, and plan their action steps. Then it’s into the field to do real service! In the process, youth also develop observational skills, use a journal for reflection, tell their own service learning story, and recognize others for contributions and support.
Level 2 - Raise Your Voice
This learn by doing guide walks high school aged
youth through planning and carrying out their own
service learning projects. Youth learn how to assess
needs through a survey, organize a community forum,
plan a project that helps others, and work with the
news media. They also gain valuable insight through
journals, poetry, public speaking, and sharing their
service learning story with others.
Helper's Guide - Service Learning Group Activities
Get everyone in your club, class or group involved in
making a difference with this guide. Exciting activities
help your group create a time capsule, celebrate
success with ovations, design a website about service
learning, take journaling way beyond pen and paper,
and much more. Also provides meeting helps, group
management and service learning tips, as well as
support materials for Levels 1 and 2.
Journaling CD
Journaling prompts for every activity in Levels 1 and 2 help youth reflect on their service experiences while leaving plenty of room for creative thought. The "More Ideas" section suggests ways to engage in reflection with others and additional activities to aid reflection. The journal is designed to support both youth who want to be private in their reflective activities, and those who want to share their feelings about service with others.
Level 1 - Agents of Change
Level 2 - Raise Your Voice
Helper's Guide
Journaling CD
