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Item Dollar Works 2 Program Evaluation Impact Study(St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2010) Heins, Rosemary K.; Petersen, Cindy M.; Anderson-Porisch, Shirley J.; Son, Seohee; Bauer, Jean W.; Hooper, Susan E.; Marczak, Mary; Olson, Patricia D.; Wilk, Norman BarrettDoes teaching using the Dollar Works 2 curricula affect financial knowledge, attitudes and behavior? To answer this question, a quasiexperimental research study was conducted in 2009-2010 with a treatment group and control group. Ninety-two participants completed surveys at three different time points over a 2-3 month period. Within this period they participated in six-hours of class using Dollar Works 2 materials. The study participants were from urban and rural Minnesota with a mix of ages, years of education, race, gender, living arrangements, employment, housing and income adequacy. This poster focuses on the study procedures and reasons for the process chosen.