Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project, Houston, TX

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LEE H.S. TREATMENT GROUP (LEETX) AND COMPARISON GROUP (LEECOMP) – POST-TEST RESULTS Item/Question* Scale LeeTx Post-Test Mean Do you have any brothers or sisters who have been suspended from school? 0 = no 1 = yes LeeComp Post-Test Mean Description of Results .61 .25 LeeTx students have more suspended siblings than do LeeComp students. Do you have any friends or other relatives who have been suspended from school?* Do you have any brothers or sisters who have dropped out of school? How many times have you repeated a grade? When I first walked into my school, I thought it was good.* I am happy to be at my school. I feel safe in my school.* I like most of my teachers at school. I am not interested in school.* I learn a lot from my classes. I respect most of my teachers. 0 = no 1 = yes 0 = no 1 = yes 0 = 0 1 = 1 2 = 2 3 = more than 2 1 = good 7 = bad 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 .89 .63 LeeTx students have more friends or relatives suspended from school than do LeeComp students. .56 .19 LeeTx students have more siblings who have dropped out than do LeeComp students 1.42 .75 LeeTx students have repeated grades more often than have LeeComp students 3.72 2.45 LeeTx students think their school was worse than do LeeComp students. 2.37 1.75 LeeTx students are less happy to be at school than are LeeComp students. 2.37 1.81 LeeTx students feel less safe in school than do LeeComp students. 2.16 1.63 LeeTx students like their teachers less than do LeeComp students 2.97 3.44 LeeTx students are less interested in school than are LeeComp students. 2.26 1.75 LeeTx students feel that they learn less from their classes than do LeeComp students. 1.95 1.50 LeeTx students respect their teachers less than do LeeComp students. Evaluation of the Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project 44
School is a waste of time. 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. When I read a book, I ask myself questions to make sure I understand what it is about. I study at home even when I don’t have a test.* If I don’t understand what I read, I go back and read it over again.* Most of my teachers praise me when I work hard. I try my best at school. I get good grades in school.* I skip (cut) the entire school day. I try to stay home from school. 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 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 1 = always 5 = never 2.89 3.44 LeeTx students believe school is more of a waste of time than do LeeComp students. 2.68 2.00 LeeTx students follow the rules less than do LeeComp students. 3.21 4.25 LeeTx students get in trouble more than do LeeComp students. 3.53 2.88 LeeTx students feel less excited by school work than do LeeComp students. 3.05 2.25 LeeTx students are less interested in class work than are LeeComp students. 3.68 2.31 LeeTx students ask selves reading questions less than do LeeComp students. 4.11 3.38 LeeTx students study at home less than do LeeComp students. 3.00 2.25 LeeTx students reread what they don’t understand less than do LeeComp students. 3.53 2.44 LeeTx students feel that they are praised for hard work less often than do LeeComp students. 2.47 1.63 LeeTx students try less than do LeeComp students. 2.95 2.33 LeeTx students get good grades less than do LeeComp students. 3.53 4.38 LeeTx students skip the whole school day more than do LeeComp students. 3.26 4.06 LeeTx students try to stay home from school more than do LeeComp students. Evaluation of the Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project 45
Page 1 and 2: RE-ENGAGING YOUTH IN SCHOOL EVALUAT
Page 3 and 4: EVALUATION OF THE GULFTON TRUANCY R
Page 5 and 6: Acknowledgements Special thanks to
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