Table 2 The effectiveness of leadership training and level of leader preparedness in Year 10 student leaders
When | Outcome Measured | Description | Result | Sample Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
After Leadership training (n = 8) Week 1 | Leadership training | Would you be confident in leading a group of 4-5 Year 7 girls in the activities? ‡ | Yes = 100% | N/A N/A |
|  |  | Would you be confident in leading your peers in the activities?‡ | Yes = 100% |  |
| Â | Leader preparedness | 1. How 'READY' are you to lead your group of Year 7 girls?Â¥ | Ready = 25% Very Ready = 63% Extremely Ready = 12% | N/A |
After assisted implementation (n = 7) Week 2 | Leader preparedness | 2. Did you find anything difficult about: a) any activities‡ | No = 86% Not sure = 14% | "A bit hazy on most, needed showing what the activities were" |
|  |  | b) working with year 7 students‡ | No = 100% | N/A |
|  |  | c) understanding written instructions‡ | No = 86% Not sure = 14% | "Some were a bit confusing". |
|  |  | d) using equipment‡ | No = 100% | N/A |
|  |  | e) comprehending the challenge‡ | No = 86% Not sure = 14% | N/A |
|  |  | f) leading the group‡ | No = 100% | N/A |
|  | Leader preparedness | 3. Did you feel confident leading your group in the activities today? ‡ | Yes = 86% Not sure = 14% | "I was excited to be a leader for the Year 7's". |
|  | Leader preparedness | 4. How 'READY'are you to lead your group of Year 7 girls again next week? ¥ | Ready = 28.5% Very Ready = 43% Extremely Ready = 28.5% | N/A |
| Â | Leader preparedness | 5. How 'MOTIVATED' are you to work with your group again next week?Â¥ | Fairly Motivated = 43% Very Motivated = 43% Extremely Motivated = 14% | N/A |
Debrief session between implementations (n = 7) | Leader preparedness | A debrief session provided for leaders to discuss their first session and address any difficulties that they may have experienced in preparation for the next implementation. No structured questions were asked. | N/A | N/A |
After unassisted implementation Program evaluation (n = 7) Week 3 | Leadership training | 6. Did your training equip you with the skills to lead your team?‡ | Yes = 100% | "It was hard to getting the girls motivated..." "We didn't have enough time to complete the challenge" "At the beginning everyone was shy..." "I had difficulty engaging them" |
|  | Leader preparedness | Were you adequately prepared each week to lead your group?‡ | Yes = 71% Not sure = 29% | N/A |
|  |  | Did you like leading and working as part of a team to achieve the 'challenges'?‡ | Yes = 86% Not sure = 14% | N/A |