Beyond the Trifold in Civics Presentations: The Measure of Youth Policy Arguments

Youth are increasingly engaging in civic action to address social injustices. Many adult educators also looking for instructional resources that support youth voice as a way promote adolescent development and community change. Alas, assessment tools policy argumentation lacking. Existing overemphasize public speaking skills rely on dated artifacts such cardboard trifold posters. In this article we introduce the Measure of Policy Arguments (MYPA), tool designed aid high-quality presentations. We describe how use MYPA formative summative contexts. Additionally, provide initial evidence validity reliability MYPA. Furthermore, argue has applications preparing presentation assessing learning outcomes associated with projects.