Examining the Impact of Community Volunteer Activities on Performance among Elementary Public School Students in East Baton Rouge Parish

Autor/in	Simmons, Kaia-Shenae Fontenot
Titel	Examining the Impact of Community Volunteer Activities on Performance among Elementary Public School Students in East Baton Rouge Parish
Quelle	(2022), (161 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3635-1528-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Volunteers; Program Effectiveness; Reading Achievement; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Primary Education; Elementary School Students; Emergent Literacy; Reading Fluency; Reading Tests; Scores; Tutoring; Louisiana (Baton Rouge); Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Freiwilliger; Leseleistung; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Primarbereich; Frühleseunterricht; Lesetest; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht
Abstract	The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine what impact volunteer tutoring has on improving the reading standardized test scores of K-2nd elementarystudents in East Baton Rouge Parish public schools. An Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) multiple regression was conducted to analyze the extent in which Volunteers in Public Schools' (VIPS) EveryBody Reads© tutoring program improves Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS®) post test scores while controlling for race, gender,and socioeconomic status. Results of the analysis indicate that students with VIPS tutors scored an insignificant three points higher in the difference between their pre and posttest DIBELS® scores than students who did not receiving tutoring. However, further analysis shows that VIPS tutoring had a significant increase in Kindergarten test scores and in the test scores of students attending Bernard Terrace Elementary School. Overall, the findings from this study indicate that while volunteer tutoring had a significant increase insubsets of students test scores, additional variables associated with volunteering tutoring and the DIBELS® testing instrument should be conducted in future research to assess the true impact of community involvement on elementary students' educational outcomes. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01