Systematic Educational Evaluation
Prepare an evaluation report to the superintendent of the school district and the chairman of the school board based on the following information and data:
Program Evaluated: Elementary school after-school program for grades 3-5.
Number of schools sampled: 3
Length of time program in operation: 2 school years
Length of daily operations: 3 hours; 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Goals of program: Improve students academic performance
Improve social behavior and discipline of
students
Reduce opportunities for student engagement in
Illegal activities
Number of students to be served each year: 900 (100 from each grade level from each school)
Number of students sampled for evaluation: 300 (100 from each school).
Staff: 45 (15 per school)
Content of activities: 1 hour homework and review of class work
1 hour of music, theater, art
1 hour of student-selected recreational
activities
Support Resources: Bus transport, snacks, art supplies.
Table 1
Cross Tabulation: Student Achievement by Attendance
Attendance % Diff. in Att. Low and High
<75 75-89 90-100
ELA% Achievement Male 78 83 88 10
ELA% Achievement Female 90 90 92 2
Math % Achievement Male 57 62 78 21
Math % Achievement Female 61 82 85 24
Attendance = Average percent attendance for all students for year
Achievement = Average percent test score at end of year by gender
Table 2
Cross tabulation: Student Behavior by Attendance
Attendance % Diff. in Att. Low and High
<75 75-89 90-100
Behavior Scores Male 18 15 8 10
Behavior Scores Female 15 12 6 9
Behavior = Count of number of sample punished in year for behavior infractions
Table 3
Cross tabulation: Teacher Satisfaction with After-School Resources by Experience
Findings based on responses from Likert scale: 1 = Not at all satisfied,
2 = somewhat satisfied, 3 = satisfied, 4 = very satisfied.
Teacher Experience Teacher Satisfaction %
Years Experience N Resources Parental Support Program Content Program Schedules Collaboration with teachers and administrators
1 6 80 75 90 80 72
2-5 15 82 80 85 82 90
>5 24 78 72 90 85 90
Satisfaction scores = Percent of group satisfied – Points 3 and 4 on the scale.
Table 4
Student Efficacy in Reading by Gender
Gain scores from Pre and Post tests in Efficacy in Reading done at beginning and end of school year
Gender Pre-Test (Group Mean %) Post-Test (Group Mean &) Gain Scores
Male 67 73 6
Female 75 88 13
Pre and Post test scores based on high scores in efficacy from survey to students
Table 5
Parent Satisfaction with Components of After School Program
Correlations
Parent
Satisfaction
Program
Resources
Supervision
Communication
Transportation Program Content
Parent Satisfaction Pearson Correlation 1 .635(**) .715(**) .520(**) .380(*) .599(**)
Sig. (2-tailed) .000 .000 .001 .013 .000
N 44 42 42 40 42 42