Download or read book The Freshman Academy Program Evaluation written by Michelle E. Nicklas and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study performed a program evaluation of the Freshmen Academy at a northeastern suburban high school. Using the Logic Model, this program evaluation determined goals, processes for applying measures for those goals, and a plan to report results to stakeholders. As such, the study addressed five research questions: see APA p. 64 for how to present elements in a series (a) How are Freshmen Academy teachers impacting students? (b) What are student perceptions of Freshmen Academy? (c) What are parent perceptions of Freshmen Academy? (d) How have the academic, behavioral, and retention profiles of students in the Freshmen Academy changed over time? (e) Is grit a character trait of students who experience success in and beyond Freshmen Academy? The study involved interviewing and surveying four interdisciplinary teachers, the overseeing administrator, counselors, parents, past program students, and current students (N = 54) to ascertain levels of program effectiveness and satisfaction. The findings indicate that teacher investments in relationships with both students and parents serve to reverse negative perceptions of school and the school environment. As such, students are more willing to take risks, try harder, and notice their own growth in skills that improve their executive functioning. In addition, parents appreciate being academic and social/emotional partners of a highly communicative team. Furthermore, the data revealed that teachers and the reading specialist have positively impacted academic, behavioral, and retention profiles by closing learning gaps, teaching students executive functioning skills, and improving consistency with work completion. By capitalizing on positive experiences, teachers increased student motivation and intellectual curiosity. By connecting instruction to student interests and present choices to future opportunities, program leaders have made school relevant. To offset challenges at home, teachers and counselors trained students with a growth mindset and increased intrinsic motivation. Program leaders have been able to close vocabulary gaps, offer perspective for social/emotional issues, and improve behavioral issues by increasing student self-confidence. Grit, or resilience, scores tracked to student GPAs as found in Duckworth et al. (2007). The findings underscore the importance of partnering with parents, even with older adolescents. The current study has implications for extending the program's philosophies and practices to the school and district.
Download or read book Evaluation of the freshman academy s programs effectiveness to provide a smaller community environment written by Dru Kneeland and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring a Rural School District s Freshman Academy Program Through Parent and Staff Member Perspectives written by Dustin G. Morehead and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Program Evaluation of a Cross age Tutorial Program written by Russell Nicometi and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Freshman Academy, a cross-age tutorial program, at Pinewood High School in Georgia, via a program evaluation. One-hundred different students from Pinewood High School's fall 2007 ninth grade class were randomly selected to participate in the study. Students were given questionnaires, which were analyzed to understand how, if at all, students benefit from tutoring and what attitudes exist among those groups who attend. Results indicate responses amongst different participants vary little. Specifically this study sought to understand, from a students' perspective, why students, regardless of their ethnicity group or gender group, chose not to attend a free cross-age tutorial program. The study also sought to find out what were the commonalities of those who chose to attend and what were thoughts of those who designed the Freshman Academy cross-age tutorial program. The results of the program evaluation included surveys, charts and interviews, which were compared with research literature. This evaluation showed that the Freshman Academy does not always follow suggested research and little significant differences existed among ethnic and gender groups who did or did not choose to attend. Exploring differences of attendees and potential attendees is a good idea; however, more research needs to be done on the specific attitudes of those who attended and those who chose not to attend.
Download or read book Promoting Student Success written by Micah Lonae Smith and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to evaluate the impact of Morrison High School’s ninth grade transition program, the Freshman Academy, on student outcomes. Based on the outcomes, decisions will be made to determine if the Freshman Academy is meeting students’ needs or if the program elements need to be revisited to improve student achievement. Participants included teachers, school counselors, and administrators at Morrison High School in southeastern Virginia. The study employed the product component of the CIPP model of program evaluation to guide the data collection and to determine the merit, worth, and significance of the program. Quantitative data were collected using student outcome data based on GPA, attendance rates, number of discipline referrals, pass rates on Virginia Standards of Learning End of Course tests, and credits earned. Qualitative data were collected based on teacher, school counselor, and administrator interviews. Successes and challenges of the program as well as areas of recommended improvement are detailed in this study. Analysis of student outcome data revealed that students participating in the program are consistently meeting the benchmark intended outcomes for attendance, discipline, and credits earned and most students are passing the Algebra I and World Geography SOLs during the last year included in this study. Continuous monitoring and evaluation of the program elements can only assist teams in providing stronger transition programs to help students achieve the intended outcomes. Recommendations for future research and program improvement include collaboration between the Freshman Academy teachers and administrators with the eighth grade teachers and administrators at the feeder middle schools, developing a summer bridge program to target at-risk students, and increasing parental involvement and seeking their feedback on the Freshman Academy.
Download or read book Effects of the Freshman Academy written by Ulrica Paremore Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Program Evaluation of a Freshman Learning Community written by Bryce Christian Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Freshman Program Evaluation Abbreviated Report written by James Reed Morris and published by . This book was released on 1969* with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Freshman Program Evaluation Report written by Gretchen Rudy and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Student Evaluation of the College of Education Freshman Advisory Program written by Joseph E. McCabe and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of a Freshman Academy Program on Student Achievement written by Wendy B. McClain and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pre Freshman Summer Program written by Michael F. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of a Freshman Academy Program on Standardized Test Performance and Academic Achievement in English and Math written by Kimberly Mann Fraker and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Perception of the Freshman Transition written by Frankie Jo Lizar and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine teacher, student, and parent perceptions of the high school transition program within a Freshman Academy at one Midwest high school using a mixed-methods approach with a convergent design. Interviews were done with teachers that teach primarily freshman students, and perception surveys were used with teachers, students, and parents to answer the following research questions: a) How do freshman teachers believe the Freshman Academy interventions influence students' successful transition into high school? b) What are staff's perceptions of the Freshman Academy in preparing students for success in high school? c) What are students' perceptions of the Freshman Academy in preparing them for success in high school? and, d) What are parents' perceptions of the Freshman Academy in preparing their students for success in high school? The data was used to determine which supports participants believed were most effective in keeping students on track towards graduation at this Midwest high school. Summary statements focused on the importance of positive relationships between students and adults, and recommendations from the study focus on increased community building and building structures for increased student accountability.
Download or read book The Freshman Academy written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on developing a Freshman Academy which will concentrate on programs that ease the transition to high school, connect students to the high school community, and ensure that all students have the opportunity to attain the skills necessary to be successful in high school and beyond. -- From abstract.
Download or read book Exploring the Evidence written by Betsy Overman Barefoot and published by First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina. This book was released on 1993 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluation and the Academy are We Doing the Right Thing written by Henry Rosovsky and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
