Biddle Consulting Group (BCG) conducted a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Point Break Workshops. Several senior- and principal-level consultants were assigned to conduct the study, which included qualitative research and two separate quantitative research investigations (one pre-post and one pre-post set up under quasi-experimental design parameters).
Point Break is a one-day intervention program designed to positively impact the attitudes, behaviors, and values (“ABVs” hereafter) of teenage high school students. The eight key areas that are targeted by the Point Break Program (and were thus included in the research study) include:
- Bullying/teasing
- Willingness to reach for help
- Gossiping
- Openness of expression
- Judging others
- Valuing others
- Having empathy towards others
- Having a hopeful life outlook
The research report concluded that Point Break has a statistically significant impact on the attitudes, behaviors, and values of students on today’s high school campuses.
[Download the Point Break program evaluation research report (print version .PDF)]
About Biddle Consulting Group
Biddle Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) is a Human Resources consulting firm that specializes in the areas of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) consulting, litigation support, personnel testing software development, and Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) technical support and software. Since 1974, BCG has worked with over 1,000 employers in these areas, as well as provided litigation support as consultants or experts in over 200 EEO state, federal, and circuit court of appeal cases involving statistics and/or job-relatedness (test validity) analyses. This includes conducting sensitive statistical EEO audit analyses for employers prior to a suit to minimize the likelihood of suit. We have also developed or validated personnel tests in hundreds of situations that are used by thousands of employers.
