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The Effectiveness of The Effectiveness of Pomona Hope Kids! After Pomona Hope Kids! After School Program School Program Liz Cowan Liz Cowan IS 373 IS 373 April 19, 2010 April 19, 2010

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The Effectiveness of Pomona The Effectiveness of Pomona Hope Kids! After School ProgramHope Kids! After School Program

Liz CowanLiz CowanIS 373IS 373

April 19, 2010April 19, 2010

ArticleArticle

Title: Title: The Effectiveness of Volunteer The Effectiveness of Volunteer Tutoring Programs for Elementary Tutoring Programs for Elementary and Middle School Students: A Meta-and Middle School Students: A Meta-AnalysisAnalysis

Authors: Authors: Gary W. RitterGary W. Ritter (University (University of Arkansas), of Arkansas), Joshua H. BarnettJoshua H. Barnett (Arizona State University), (Arizona State University), George S. George S. Denny and Ginger R. AlbinDenny and Ginger R. Albin (University of Arkansas)(University of Arkansas)

Journal:Journal: Review of Educational Review of Educational ResearchResearch

Spring 2009, Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 3–38Spring 2009, Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 3–38

Article’s Questions to AddressArticle’s Questions to Address

Goals: Is there good evidence to encourage

policy makers and school leaders to continue to pursue volunteer tutoring as a possible strategy for improving the academic skills of young students?

How do differences in participants (e.g., age, gender) affect the effectiveness of the programs?

How do differences in tutoring programs (e.g., program structure, program focus, types of tutors) affect the results?

Article’s AnalysisArticle’s Analysis

Types of StudiesTypes of Studies Post-1985 Randomized Field TrialsPost-1985 Randomized Field Trials

Types of ParticipantsTypes of Participants programs involving adult, nonprofessional tutors

Types of InterventionsTypes of Interventions Types of Outcome MeasuresTypes of Outcome Measures What they did with above info:What they did with above info:

Selection of TrialsSelection of Trials Assessment of Methodological QualityAssessment of Methodological Quality Data Management and ExtractionData Management and Extraction Data SynthesisData Synthesis Homogeniety AnalysisHomogeniety Analysis Sensitivity AnalysisSensitivity Analysis Subgroup AnalysisSubgroup Analysis

Article’s FindingsArticle’s Findings

Overall, the authors found volunteer tutoring has a positive effect on student achievement.

With respect to particular subskills, students who work with volunteer tutors are likely to earn higher scores on assessments related to letters and words, oral fluency, and writing as compared to their peers who are not tutored.

3 Conclusions: Very little is known about the effectiveness of volunteer

tutoring interventions at improving math outcomes. The research base for volunteer tutoring, although based

mostly on studies with small samples, is useful precisely because there are so many studies that employ experimental designs.

Policy makers and educators should view this work as an important piece of evidence when deciding whether to employ volunteer tutoring as a strategy to improve academic skills for young students.

Pomona Hope Mission Pomona Hope Mission StatementStatement The mission of Pomona Hope is The mission of Pomona Hope is

to bring hope, peace, and well to bring hope, peace, and well being to the city through being to the city through engaging in community engaging in community organizing, serving the people organizing, serving the people by providing educational by providing educational opportunities, and working for opportunities, and working for neighborhood transformation. neighborhood transformation.

My Research ProblemMy Research Problem

Is the Pomona Hope Kids! After Is the Pomona Hope Kids! After School Program worth the time of its School Program worth the time of its volunteers and the money of its volunteers and the money of its donors?donors?

In other words, is the program In other words, is the program working to improve the knowledge working to improve the knowledge and grades of the children, or are and grades of the children, or are they learning just as much or less they learning just as much or less than they would be without attending than they would be without attending the program?the program?

Research QuestionsResearch Questions

Are kids in the program more Are kids in the program more likely to improve than those likely to improve than those outside of it?outside of it?

Should schools with no students Should schools with no students in the program find a way to get in the program find a way to get students who need extra help students who need extra help into the program?into the program?

Should similar programs be Should similar programs be invested in throughout the city?invested in throughout the city?

Research Data SetsResearch Data Sets

Grade improvements of program students from the Grade improvements of program students from the 2008-09 school year (provided by Pomona Hope 2008-09 school year (provided by Pomona Hope Kids! program—42 students overall)Kids! program—42 students overall)

School Accountability Report Cards for schools in School Accountability Report Cards for schools in Pomona Unified School District (provided by PUSD Pomona Unified School District (provided by PUSD for the State of California: for the State of California: http://www.pusd.org/education/components/docmgr/defauhttp://www.pusd.org/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=498&catfilter=59#showDoclt.php?sectiondetailid=498&catfilter=59#showDoc))

Base map showing Pomona Hope Community Base map showing Pomona Hope Community Center and Lincoln, Simons, Mendoza, San Center and Lincoln, Simons, Mendoza, San Antonio, Vejar, Emerson, Pueblo, Washington, and Antonio, Vejar, Emerson, Pueblo, Washington, and San Jose Elementary Schools (those schools San Jose Elementary Schools (those schools attended by program students) as well as other attended by program students) as well as other elementary schools in the district. (Pomona, CA)elementary schools in the district. (Pomona, CA)

Research Analysis ApproachResearch Analysis Approach

Average together the percentage Average together the percentage improvements of subjects from each improvements of subjects from each school site to compare to the school site to compare to the school’s overall improvement.school’s overall improvement.

Plot schools on map for comparison Plot schools on map for comparison of distance from the Pomona Hope of distance from the Pomona Hope Community Center (with graduated Community Center (with graduated colors showing least to most colors showing least to most improvement in schools).improvement in schools).

Expectations/HypothesisExpectations/Hypothesis

Hypothesis:Hypothesis: Students in the program do better in school and Students in the program do better in school and

improve more than they would if there were no improve more than they would if there were no program.program.

Expectations:Expectations: Successfully analyze my GIS problem statement Successfully analyze my GIS problem statement

and come to a factual conclusion.and come to a factual conclusion. Learn the methods, skills and tools to be able to Learn the methods, skills and tools to be able to

use ArcGIS and relevant data to factually use ArcGIS and relevant data to factually answer any potential future problem statement answer any potential future problem statement in a clear, concise manner that is quickly in a clear, concise manner that is quickly understandable to others.understandable to others.

Perhaps use my end product to present at the Perhaps use my end product to present at the next fundraiser for the program.next fundraiser for the program.