Mercer Island High School Assets Survey Longitudinal Results 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010.
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Mercer Island High School
Assets Survey Longitudinal Results
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
The Assets survey is administered by the Search Institute, a national research organization which provides the survey and analyses to schools and communities.
The survey contains 156 questions which can be clustered into 40 “developmental assets” which the Institute’s research show are highly correlated with student success. The survey results are reported in percent of students whose responses show that they have or do not have each developmental asset. MIHS students have taken the Assets survey in grades 9 and 11 in the fall of 1997, 2002, 2004 and 2006. In 2008 and 2010 students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 were surveyed.
(Students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 take the state Healthy Youth Survey in the fall.)
Who was surveyed in April 2010
• Gender: 594 Females 535 Males
• Grades: 9th Graders = 34310th Graders = 289 11th Graders = 273 12th Graders = 233
External Assets
Support
Empowerment
Boundaries and Expectations
Constructive Use of Time
SUPPORTAsset Definition
1. Family support
2. Positive family
communication
3. Other adult
relationships
4. Caring neighborhood
5. Caring school climate
6. Parent involvement in schooling
Family life provides high levels of love
and support.
Young person and her or his parent(s)
communicate positively, and young
person is willing to seek advice and
counsel from parents(s)
Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.
Young person experiences caring
neighbors.
School provides a caring, encouraging environment.
Parent(s) are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
69% 70% 68% 67% 72%
27% 25% 25% 40% 30%
43% 48% 46% 43% 55%
34% 26% 29% 35% 32%
24% 26% 31% 35% 35%
35% 23% 19% 16% 18%
Empowerment
Asset Name Definition
7. Community values youth
8. Youth as resources
9. Service to others
10. Safety
Young person perceives that
adults in the community value youth
Young people are given useful
roles in the community.
Young person serves in the
community one or more hours
per week
Young person feels safe at home,
at school, and in the neighborhood.
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
16% 14% 15% 20% 21%
30% 24% 30% 20% 38%
53% 55% 52% 48% 58%
69% 69% 71% 72% 74%
Boundaries and ExpectationsAsset Name Definition11. Family
boundaries
12. School boundaries
13. Neighborhood boundaries
14. Adult role models
15. Positive peer influence
16. High expectations
Family has clear rules and consequences and monitor the young person’s whereabouts.
School provides clear rules and
consequences.
Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young peoples behavior.
Parent(s) and other adults model positive, behavior.
Young person’s best friends model
responsible behavior.
Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
45% 45% 42% 39% 46%
46% 35% 31% 33% 29%
43% 38% 34% 38% 39%
35% 38% 35% 33% 32%
66% 63% 59% 67% 66%
44% 44% 44% 47% 47%
Constructive Use of Time
Asset Name Definition17. Creative
activities
18. Youth programs
19. Religious community
20. Time at home
Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts.
Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and/or in the community.
Young person spends one or more hours per week in activities in a religious institution.
Young person is out with friends “with nothing special to do” two or fewer nights per week.
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
28% 31% 30% 21% 26%
76% 77% 79% 74% 78%
47% 47% 44% 46% 41%
60% 57% 56% 67% 82%
Internal Assets
Commitment to Learning
Positive Values
Social Competencies
Positive Identity
Commitment to LearningAsset Name Definition 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
21. Achievement motivation
22. School engagement
23. Homework
24. Bonding to school
25. Reading for pleasure
Young person is motivated
to do well in school.
Young person is actively
engaged in learning.
Young person reports doing
at least one hour of homework
each day.
Young person cares about
her or his school.
Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.
76% 75% 70% 73% 73%
64% 59% 57% 52% 56%
89% 87% 82% 79% 81%
62% 61% 65% 73% 71%
31% 32% 30% 25% 25%
Positive ValuesAsset Name Definition 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
26. Caring
27. Equality and social
justice
28. Integrity
29. Honesty
30. Responsibility
31. Restraint
Young person places high value
on helping other people.
Young person places high value
On promoting equality and
reducing hunger and poverty.
Young person acts on convictions
and stands up for her or his beliefs.
Young person “tells the truth even
when it is not easy.”
Young person accepts and takes
personal responsibility.
Young person believes it is important
to not be sexually active or to use
alcohol or other drugs.
44% 55% __ 49% 58%
42% 47% 47% 45% 53%
69% 73% 72% 66% 73%
62% 65% 61% 60% 66%
56% 58% 57% 57% 65%
38% 32% 26% 28% 33%
Social CompetenciesAsset Name Definition 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
32. Planning and decision making
33. Interpersonal competence
34. Cultural competence
35. Resistance skills
36. Peaceful conflict resolution
Young person knows how to
plan ahead and make choices.
Young person has empathy,
sensitivity, and friendship skills.
Young person has knowledge
of and comfort with people of
different cultural/racial/ethnic
backgrounds.
Young person can resist
negative Peer pressure
and dangerous situations
Young person seeks to
resolve conflict nonviolently.
32% 32% 32% 35% 39%
44% 47% 45% 48% 46%
49% 49% 47% 50% 45%
42% 40% 36% 49% 45%
54% 53% 57% 54% 57%
Positive Identity
Asset Name Definition 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
37. Personal power
38. Self-esteem
39. Sense of purpose
40. Positive view of personal future
Young person feels he or she
has control over “things that
happen to me.”
Young person reports having
a high self-esteem.
Young person reports that
“my life has a purpose.”
Young person is optimistic
about his or her personal future.
48% 50% 49% 42% 50%
49% 50% 48% 47% 51%
59% 60% 59% 59% 66%
73% 72% 75% 73% 73%