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Table 2

Descriptive Statistics and Internal Reliabilities of Measures of Service-Learning Essential Elements, Spring 2004

Service-Learning Element	N	Number of Items	Mean or Average	SD	Internal Reliability
1. Clear educational goals.	57	6	3.31	.64	.866
2. Involvement of students in cognitively challenging tasks.	57	3	3.44	.67	.870
3. Assessment used to evaluate and enhance student learning.	56	2	3.09	.88	.917
4. Service tasks meet genuine community needs and have significant consequences.	57	4	3.20	.70	.812
5. Use of evaluation results for improvement.	55	1	3.02	.95	-
6. Youth voice in selecting, designing, implementing, and evaluating service-learning projects.	57	4	2.98	.77	.813
7. Valuing diversity.	55	1	3.38	.76	-
8. Partnerships with the community.	56	5	2.90	.67	.872
9. Student preparation for all aspects of their service work.	57	5	3.34	.65	.871
10. Use of reflection activities.	55	3	3.20	.73	.887
11. Celebration and acknowledgment of	54	1	2.63	.98	-

Service-Learning Element	N	Number of Items	Mean or Average	SD	Internal Reliability
1. Clear educational goals.	57	6	3.31	.64	.866
2. Involvement of students in cognitively challenging tasks.	57	3	3.44	.67	.870
3. Assessment used to evaluate and enhance student learning.	56	2	3.09	.88	.917
4. Service tasks meet genuine community needs and have significant consequences.	57	4	3.20	.70	.812
5. Use of evaluation results for improvement.	55	1	3.02	.95	-
6. Youth voice in selecting, designing, implementing, and evaluating service-learning projects.	57	4	2.98	.77	.813
7. Valuing diversity.	55	1	3.38	.76	-
8. Partnerships with the community.	56	5	2.90	.67	.872
9. Student preparation for all aspects of their service work.	57	5	3.34	.65	.871
10. Use of reflection activities.	55	3	3.20	.73	.887
11. Celebration and acknowledgment of	54	1	2.63	.98	-

Responses were rated on a 4-point scale where 1 = never or almost never and 4 = always or almost always.