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ERIC Number: ED141441
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975
Pages: 17
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Homework Helper Component. Evaluation Period School Year 1974-75.
Kahn, Paul
This evaluation report is a description of Homework Helpers, a program funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title I in nine non-public schools with disadvantaged youngsters. The two purposes of the program were to improve the competency of the students in reading and mathematics skills, and increase student motivation and interest by developing positive attitudes toward self and school. Two hundred sixty students in grades two through eight were recommended by Title I specialists in consultation with principals, teachers, parents and pupils to receive additional help in reading and mathematics. The project was conducted after school hours, two hours daily, four days per week. High school tutors were instructed to encourage pupil self-confidence and to provide a warm climate in which the students could perform freely. A student questionnaire consisting of twelve items explored attitudes toward school, self, tutors, reading, and mathematics. The questionnaire was given to the students twice as a pre-and post-evaluation. The results indicated that the students demonstrated considerable improvements in attitude toward self and school by the end of the program. The students reading and mathematics skills improved and were reflected in higher grade levels in those subjects. A copy of the questionnaire used in the program evaluation is included in the appendix. (JP)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation.
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I
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