Meaning in Measurement: Evaluating Young Autistic Adults’ Active Engagement and Expressed Interest in Quality-of-Life Goals

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Short Description

This poster reports a completed pilot study about myLIFE On Campus, an on-campus residential program for young adults on the autism spectrum. Participants’ meanings informed pursuit of self-set wellness goals and evaluation of learning in terms of expressed interest and active engagement. The pilot used ADDIE as a domain-and-theory-agnostic evaluation process for mixing quantitative (TPI, ASIS, ABAS) and qualitative (thematic analysis and narrative configuration) analyses, and exploring preordinate and responsive measurement in context of program-building.

Authors

• Presenter: Jamie Bernhardt, Georgia State University

• Contributor: Gary Yu Hin Lam, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Contributor: Toni Thomas, Emory University

• Contributor: Joseph Cubells, Emory University

• Contributor: Kelsey Bohlke, Emory University

• Contributor: Morganne Reid, Catholic University of America

• Contributor: Catherine E Rice, Emory University