What is the difference between outcomes and indicators/signs?
Outcomes describe general benefits (behavior, skills, knowledge, attitudes, values, condition, status or other attributes) for participants as a result of involvement in the Girl Scout program. Outcomes are the intended benefits girls should reap as a result of the program. Indicators/signs are specific observable characteristics or changes that represent achievement of a specific outcome at each grade level. Page 17 of Transforming Leadership displays a guide to reading the tables. If you look at one of the reference tables, you will note the differences between outcomes, general descriptions of the intended benefits and indicator/signs, what a girl would be doing, saying or feeling if she had achieved the intended outcome that came as a result of her involvement in the Girl Scout program. Please note that indicators/signs in these tables are examples – you will be able to imagine others. The Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI), in partnership with Girl Scout councils, is currently d
