Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project, Houston, TX

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COMPARISON GROUPS, LEE H.S. AND MILBY H.S. – PRE-TEST RESULTS Item/Question* Scale Lee Pre-Test Mean How many time shave you repeated a grade? 0 = never 1 = 1 2 = 2 3 = more than 2 Milby Pre-Test Mean Description of Results .88 .38 Lee students repeat grades more than Milby students. When I first walked into my school I thought it was clean. Since school started this year, how often have you had trouble getting along with your teachers?* How important do you think it is to attend school every day?* I am happy to be at my school. The teachers at my school treat students fairly.* I like most of my teachers at school. I will fail no matter how hard I try.* I will graduate from high school.* Most of my classes are boring. I respect most of my teachers. 1 = clean 7 = dirty 1 = never 5 = daily 1 = very important 5 = not at all important 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 2.60 3.90 Lee students think school was cleaner than do Milby students. 2.81 1.96 Lee students have more frequent trouble getting along with teachers than do Milby students. 1.81 1.39 Lee students think it is less important to attend school daily than do Milby students. 1.75 2.13 Lee students are happier to be at school than are Milby students. 2.00 2.46 Lee students perceive that teachers treat students more fairly than do Milby students. 1.75 2.25 Lee students like their teachers more than do Milby students. 2.81 3.38 Lee students believe they will fail more than do Milby students. 1.63 1.29 Lee students believe they are less likely to graduate from high school than do Milby students. 2.63 2.21 Lee students perceive their classes to be less boring than do Milby students. 1.31 1.79 Lee students respect their teachers more than do Milby students. Evaluation of the Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project 38
Most of my teachers understand me.* When I am in class, I just pretend I am working.* I follow the rules at school.* I get in trouble at school. I feel excited by the work in school.* I am interested in the work I get to do in my classes. I skip (cut) classes during school. During the past 12 months, how many times has someone threatened or injured you with a weapon?* How likely is it that you will attend graduate or professional school after college? I like my neighborhood. I feel safe in my neighborhood.* 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = 0 2 = 1 3 = 2 or 3 4 = 4 or 5 5 = 6 or 7 6 = 8 or 9 7 = 10 or 11 8 = 12 or more 1 = definitely won’t 5 = definitely will 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 1 = strongly agree 4 = strongly disagree 2.00 2.42 Lee students believe that their teachers understand them better than do Milby students. 4.06 3.54 Lee students just pretend to be working less than do Milby students. 1.75 2.29 Lee students follow the rules more often than do Milby students. 4.31 3.63 Lee students get in trouble less often than do Milby students. 2.75 3.50 Lee students feel more excited by the work in school than do Milby students. 2.25 3.13 Lee students are more interested in their classwork than are Milby students. 4.56 2.86 Lee students skip classes less often than do Milby students. 1.00 1.33 Lee students have never been threatened or injured with a weapon during the past year; Milby students have been, although on average, less than once during the year. 3.06 3.92 Lee students think themselves less likely to attend graduate/professional school than do Milby students. 2.31 1.78 Lee students like their neighborhood less than do Milby students. 2.31 1.83 Lee students feel less safe in their neighborhood than do Milby students. *For asterisked items, p < .10; for all other items, p < .05 Evaluation of the Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project 39
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