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Albert Edward Willson IV – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study was an action research analysis of a competitive, after-school robotics program in the Woodland Hills School District. A longitudinal quantitative analysis was used to measure the effects of the after-school program on academic achievement and student engagement in school. Grade Point Average was measured before the program began and…
Descriptors: Robotics, After School Programs, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement
Rashad Issa – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a one-to-one intensive tutoring program in English and Mathematics on improving English learners' test scores on standardized assessments like the Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT). The program of interest in this study is called The Rising Stars Program and is designed based on…
Descriptors: Intervention, English Language Learners, English, Mathematics Instruction
MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership, 2024
Strong, caring relationships with adult and peer mentors have long played a crucial role in helping young people thrive academically and overcome challenges they face while at school and at key points in their educational journey. These mentoring relationships for students can be provided at school through volunteer programs embedded in the school…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Low Income Students
Angelnetta McGee Ulmer – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study utilized a pretest posttest design to examine the impact afterschool activities had on students in middle school. Survey and focus group data were used to access participants' behavior, achievement and attendance in while participating in afterschool programs. Findings from the study concluded that student's participation in afterschool…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students
Johnson, Chandra Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In the educational research community, there is a general agreement about the importance of educators receiving professional development as one of the ways to improve student learning. Professional development for educators not only improve their knowledge and classroom practice, but maximizes students' potential for academic success. With the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, After School Programs, Children
Trina Mitchener – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to determine the differences in literacy and mathematics pass rates between AY 2021-2022 and AY 2022-2023, whether a 21st CCLC Program contributed to score differences and whether there is an interaction between them in a southeastern state. A two-way mixed ANOVA was used to answer the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Summer Programs, Literacy
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Yao, Jing; Yao, Jijun; Li, Peixuan; Xu, Yifan; Wei, Lai – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2023
The after-school program is a crucial initiative for implementing the Double Reduction policy; however, prior research has not provided conclusive evidence on whether extended school hours contribute to students' cognitive and non-cognitive development or on which types of after-school services are more beneficial for student development. This…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Students, Cognitive Ability, Ability
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Shea, Ginger – Afterschool Matters, 2019
Student success and achievement in afterschool programs depend on caring adults who go above and beyond to make children feel that they are special and can achieve anything (Akhavan, Emery, Shea, & Taha-Resnick, 2017). In the Oxnard (California) School District, where the author is the afterschool grant manager, many of the 200 staff in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, School Districts, Teacher Student Relationship
dela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2021
The Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) is the program administered through the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The Texas ACE Foundation Communities Cycle 9 program is composed of a compilation of activities at 3 AISD campuses that provide a comprehensive range of…
Descriptors: School Districts, After School Programs, Learning Activities, Academic Achievement
Sheikh, Kamille; Palmer, Robert; Berry, Emily; Voorhies, Leah – Utah State Board of Education, 2020
This report is provided to the Education Interim Committee to report on the Educational Improvement Opportunities Outside of the Regular School Day Grant Program specified in Utah Code 53F-5-210. This program is also called the Program Quality Enhancement (PQE) grant program as it seeks to improve the quality of existing programs. This report…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Grants, State Legislation, Educational Legislation
Green, Edwin McNeil, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
A foundational piece to achieving the American dream is a quality education. All children do not receive the same quality of education. Factors such as race/ethnicity, SES, teacher qualifications and expectations and others play a major role in student achievement. Children who participate in afterschool programs show increases in test scores,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, After School Programs, Educational Quality, Academic Achievement
Miller, Julia; Evans, Ryan – Wilder Research, 2022
This report presents findings from the annual evaluation of the MacPhail Intensive Strings Program, specifically at Ascension Catholic School in Minneapolis. It includes satisfaction and outcome data for the 2021-22 school year. [For the 2020-21 report, see ED619377.]
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Music Education
Garcia, Ivonne; Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Herrera, Carla; Strassberger, Marissa; Dixon, Michelle; Linden, Leigh – MDRC, 2020
Many talented students in under-resourced schools do not reach their full potential. Research shows that by sixth grade, children born into poverty have likely spent 6,000 fewer hours learning than their middle-class counterparts. Higher Achievement, an intensive summer and after-school program, aims to close that learning gap. It offers…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, After School Programs, Achievement Gap, Enrichment Activities
Nieder, Lauren E. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The goal of this research was to develop a greater understanding of the effectiveness of enrichment programs outside of the school setting. This study was also intended to contribute to the broader understanding of the mechanism of student school-related stress, reported by parents, as it relates to student academic performance, specifically in a…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Enrichment Activities, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness
dela Cruz, William; Andrews, Melissa; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2020
The Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) is the program administered through the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The ACE BGCAA Cycle 10 program provides intentional afterschool program experiences that are high quality, challenging, and inspiring. Across activities and…
Descriptors: School Districts, After School Programs, Youth Clubs, Educational Objectives
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