Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project, Houston, TX
Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project, Houston, TX
Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project, Houston, TX
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COMPARISON GROUPS, LEE H.S. AND MILBY H.S. – POST-TEST RESULTS<br />
Item/Question* Scale Lee<br />
Post-Test<br />
Mean<br />
How often have you thought of<br />
dropping out?<br />
0 = never<br />
2 = a lot<br />
Milby<br />
Post-Test<br />
Mean<br />
Description of Results<br />
.63 .21 Lee students think about<br />
dropping out more than do<br />
Milby students.<br />
When I first walked into my<br />
school, I thought it was noisy.*<br />
When I first walked into my<br />
school, I thought it was clean.*<br />
When I first walked into my<br />
school, I thought it was<br />
crowded.*<br />
I am happy to be at my school.*<br />
I feel safe at my school.<br />
I will graduate from high school.<br />
Most of my classes are boring.<br />
I respect most of my teachers.<br />
Most of my teachers understand<br />
me.*<br />
Most of my teachers expect too<br />
much of me.*<br />
I get in trouble at school.*<br />
1 = noisy<br />
7 = quiet<br />
1 = clean<br />
7 = dirty<br />
1 = crowded<br />
7 = uncrowded<br />
1 = strongly agree<br />
4 = strongly disagree<br />
1 = strongly agree<br />
4 = strongly disagree<br />
1 = strongly agree<br />
4 = strongly disagree<br />
1 = strongly agree<br />
4 = strongly disagree<br />
1 = strongly agree<br />
4 = strongly disagree<br />
1 = strongly agree<br />
4 = strongly disagree<br />
1 = strongly agree<br />
4 = strongly disagree<br />
1 = always<br />
5 = never<br />
2.27 3.29 Lee students think school is<br />
noisier than do Milby students.<br />
2.82 3.91 Lee students think school is<br />
cleaner than do Milby students.<br />
3.75 2.70 Lee students think school is<br />
less crowded than do Milby<br />
students.<br />
1.75 2.13 Lee students are happier to be<br />
at school than are Milby<br />
students.<br />
1.81 2.33 Lee students feel safer at<br />
school than do Milby students.<br />
1.63 1.17 Lee students believe they are<br />
less likely to graduate from<br />
high school than do Milby<br />
students.<br />
2.75 2.08 Lee students feel their classes<br />
are less boring than do Milby<br />
students.<br />
1.50 2.04 Lee students respect their<br />
teachers more than do Milby<br />
students.<br />
2.13 2.63 Lee students feel their teachers<br />
to be more understanding than<br />
do Milby students.<br />
1.88 2.38 More Lee students believe that<br />
their teachers expect too much<br />
than Milby students.<br />
4.25 3.67 Lee students get in trouble less<br />
often than Milby students.<br />
Evaluation of the <strong>Gulfton</strong> <strong>Truancy</strong> <strong>Reduction</strong> <strong>Demonstration</strong> <strong>Project</strong> 40
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