Assessment and Research
Swing the big hammer, ring the loud bell. Every service we offer is designed to produce satisfying results. Outcomes can be observed, while assessment tools measure progress and hold us accountable.
Result: Our services offer clients tangible, sustainable returns.
Our assessment process is called NEOSSM. It analyzes three attributes of effective functioning: openness, resourcefulness and persistence. The NEOS platform is intelligently flexible so we can use it effectively, regardless of our client’s particular goals.
NEOS
The first context-sensitive efficacy outcomes system
The NEOS was designed by Next Element to measure changes in self-efficacy for responding openly, resourcefully, and persistently to various life conditions. Trainers, facilitators, and other practitioners can specify contexts of particular relevance to their goals. The NEOS can be used as a one-time assessment, an outcomes measure, a 360 degree evaluation tool, a coaching and supervision tool, or a team-development framework.
The NEOS contains nine behaviorally anchored questions that are content-neutral and assess three dimensions of effective functioning:
- Openness – trust, transparency and courage with self and others, self-awareness, confidence in oneʼs adequacy, and willingness to ask for and receive help
- Resourcefulness – creativity, open-mindedness, problem-solving, innovation, discovery, optimism, failing forward, bouncing back
- Persistence – sticking with it, perseverance, courage
NEOS items are written at a 5th grade reading level. In addition, the NEOS allows the administrator to specify up to three contexts that fit unique program goals. For example, students may be asked to rate themselves on the items for each of the following contexts: At Home, At School, and With Peers. An executive may be asked to rate themselves as a member of their work group, in their role as a supervisor, and at home with family.
The NEOS has undergone extensive research to test criterion validity, response-format methodology, scale reliability, and cross-cultural relevance in samples from Australia, New Zealand, United States, France, Switzerland, Germany, and South America.
Outcomes At Your Fingertips
A one-day workshop will certify users in theory and application. An annual license fee and nominal cost per-use fee will give clients access to:
- 24/7 web-based data entry
- Automated reports with scale scores, effect sizes, and confidence intervals
- Benchmarking and normative comparison groups
- Research support and consultation
To become a NEOS user, follow these three easy steps:
Step 1: Complete User Certification Training
A one-day certification training, offered several times a year, that covers the following:
- Overview of Self-Efficacy Theory
- Design and Validation of NEOS
- NEOS data collection protocol
- Interpreting and using NEOS data for program evaluation, outcomes measurement, marketing, and performance improvement
- NEOS Web-Support services
- Cost: $300
- Dates and locations: See Calendar
Step 2: Get Licensed
New Users must register, sign a licensing agreement, and pay the following fees in order to use NEOS, including Web Support services.
- Single facilitator: $199/yr.
- Programs with up to 6 facilitators: $400/yr.
- Programs with 7-12 facilitators: $500/yr.
- Programs with 12-20 facilitators: $600/yr.
Step 3: Pay As You Go
Users will be charged $0.50 per context, per administration. Fees will be assessed based on data entered through the NEOS Website. Users can manage their own account using PayPal to add credits.
Train the trainer paths are also available for NEOS users in good standing. Ask us for details.