Using EPAS[TM] to Evaluate School-Based Intervention Programs: GEAR UP. Case Study

Institution	ACT, Inc.
Titel	Using EPAS[TM] to Evaluate School-Based Intervention Programs: GEAR UP. Case Study
Quelle	(2007), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Middle Schools; Evaluators; Intervention; Poverty; College Preparation; Student Participation; Vocational Interests; Evaluation; Case Studies; Undergraduate Study; Higher Education; School Readiness; High Schools; Low Income Groups; Academic Achievement; Educational Planning; Career Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Armut; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Berufsinteresse; Evaluierung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Grundstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; High school; Oberschule; Schulleistung; Bildungsplanung; Karriereplanung
Abstract	This brief examines how the ACT's EPAS[TM] (Educational Planning and Assessment System) can be used to evaluate school-based intervention programs. Specific evaluation considered is that of the federal government's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), an initiative designed to increase the college awareness and college readiness of students at low-income middle schools and high schools. Results of the evaluation suggest that, compared to students from non-GEAR UP schools, students from GEAR UP schools perform slightly better with respect to changes in academic readiness and college intent from grade 8 to grade 10. This is true also after controlling for poverty level. The report concludes that ACT's EPAS provides reliable measures of student academic achievement, educational and career plans, vocational interests, and background characteristics, and can therefore help program evaluators conduct meaningful analyses of changes in students' readiness for college, and provide a significant source of longitudinal data for the evaluation of school-based intervention programs. Five recommendations are offered for evaluating GEAR UP programs: (1) Tailor the analysis to the intervention; (2) Follow students across time; (3) Track student participation level in GEAR UP programs; (4) Track student long-term outcomes; and (5) Use a control group. (Contains 5 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10