Exploring the Relationships between LA's BEST Program Attendance and Cognitive Gains of LA's BEST Students. CRESST Report 757

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Denise; Leon, Seth; Harven, Aletha M.; La Torre, Deborah; Mostafavi, Sima
Institution	National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
Titel	Exploring the Relationships between LA's BEST Program Attendance and Cognitive Gains of LA's BEST Students. CRESST Report 757
Quelle	(2009), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quasiexperimental Design; Language Arts; Academic Achievement; Program Effectiveness; Mathematics Achievement; Tests; Longitudinal Studies; After School Programs; Attendance; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachkultur; Schulleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Anwesenheit; Kalifornien
Abstract	The purpose of this report is to examine the extent to which participation in the Los Angeles Better Educated Students for Tomorrow (LA's BEST) afterschool program leads to positive achievement outcomes in math and English-language arts. A quasi-experimental design is utilized, and hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) is employed to examine the relations between intensity of program participation and achievement outcomes across 4 years of data using two cohorts of students. Results reveal that regular attendance (over 100 days per year) in the LA's BEST afterschool program leads to higher achievement in California Standards Test (CST) math performance but not in CST English-language arts performance. Therefore, LA's BEST can improve their program outcomes by setting program structures, activities, and policies to encourage all students to attend regularly. (Contains 9 tables and 2 footnotes.) [This report was supported by grant number 021891 from LA's BEST. ] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10