An Evaluation of the Houston Job Training Partnership Council's Summer Basic Training Programs for Secondary Students.

Autor/in	Sumartojo, Esther
Titel	An Evaluation of the Houston Job Training Partnership Council's Summer Basic Training Programs for Secondary Students.
Quelle	(1988), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attendance; Dropouts; Educational Assessment; Job Training; Mathematics Tests; Program Evaluation; Reading Tests; Secondary Education; Secondary School Students; Self Esteem; Student Attitudes; Summer Programs; Teacher Attitudes; Writing Evaluation; Texas (Houston) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anwesenheit; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Lesetest; Sekundarbereich; Sekundarschüler; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; Sommerkurs; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The Houston Job Training Partnership Council's (HJTPC) Summer Basic Training Programs consisted of eight-week summer training programs at 14 sites that were provided by six organizations under contracts. Evaluation of the program involved pre-testing and post-testing at each site on achievement in reading, mathematics, and writing; pre-testing and post-testing on self-esteem and self-efficacy; and surveying participants, teachers, and program coordinators on their assessments of the programs. A total of 1,182 participants and 47 teachers completed assessment surveys. During the subsequent school year (1986-87), 1,128 HJTPC students were tracked in terms of: course grades, course proficiency test scores, performance on the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills, school attendance, and dropout rates. Comparison data were obtained on 1,128 Houston Independent School District students. Results indicate that: (1) program providers should be required to demonstrate the adequacy of their facilities; (2) a longer planning period is needed; (3) each program site should have a coordinator; and (4) a system for receiving and reviewing complaints should be established. The HJTPC programs were not particularly effective in improving the performance or attendance of participants. However, upper-level high school students were helped by the program; they were probably motivated to complete academic requirements for graduation. (TJH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC