FRIT 8435Dr.

Carlson Assignment 4, Group 3 Kristen Rogers, Christina Amaral, Aaron Parker

Evaluation Question

Information Required
Student reports that show an increase in comprehension and completion of the games in the Fast ForWord Program.

Design

Informatio n Source
Student data report

Informati on Collection Methods

Fast ForWord Progress Tracker

Does the Fast ForWord Program help students better comprehend directions and successfully carry out directions? Do these students benefit from this program in that it promotes a desire for reading?

Does the Fast ForWord Program increase student participation and involvement?

Frequency data taken (periodically) by the use of a formal observations. (Time-series) Teacher input that indicates Data from the students ask to be read to stakeholders more often and/or attempt obtained independent reading (includes through the use making up their own words to of surveys and/ stories as they turn the pages) or questionnaire methods examined in mixed methods format. Student reports that show an Frequency data increase in student from participation and involvement. stakeholders taken (periodically) by the use of a formal observations. (Time-series)

Teachers, Administrator s, Students

Surveys and interviews

Student data reports

Fast ForWord Progress Tracker

FRIT 8435Dr. Carlson Assignment 4, Group 3 Kristen Rogers, Christina Amaral, Aaron Parker

Evaluation Questions
Does the Fast ForWord Program help students better comprehend directions and successfully carry out directions?

Sampling
Student groups formed according to games completed

Information Collection Schedu Procedures le

Data will be collected from the online progress tracker; reports will be printed that includes the goals achieved in each of the games. To ensure validity, the data will be reviewed by two or more group members Reports will be reviewed weekly and students will be grouped by progress on a monthly basis Monthly

Analysis Procedures
Analysis of student scores and performance related to the goals of comprehension and following directions

Do these students benefit from this program in that it promotes a desire for reading? Does the Fast ForWord Program increase student participation and involvement?

Teachers and assistants in the preschool program

Student groups formed according to goals accomplished and CAP report (C- completion, A- attendance,

Teachers and assistants will be interviewed by the program evaluators via email and evaluators will follow-up with a phone call to discuss the answers given more thoroughly Data will be collected from the online progress trackers; reports will be reviewed for an increase in students participation and involvement. The CAP report will be reviewed along with graphs. To ensure validity,

Interview answers will be reviewed by program evaluators. Comparisons will be made to look for benefits of the program. Student participation and involvement will be analyzed in relation to participation and involvement and weekly achievement of participation.

Reports will be reviewed weekly and students will be grouped

FRIT 8435Dr. Carlson Assignment 4, Group 3 Kristen Rogers, Christina Amaral, Aaron Parker Pthe data will be reviewed by participation) two or more group members.

by increase in participation on a monthly basis

FRIT 8435Dr. Carlson Assignment 4, Group 3 Kristen Rogers, Christina Amaral, Aaron Parker

Evaluation Questions
Does the Fast ForWord Program help students better comprehend directions and successfully carry out directions? Do these students benefit from this program in that it promotes a desire for reading?

Interpretation Procedures
Students individual information will be collected and interpreted by trained personnel. Surveys distributed at the end of the school year; interviews arranged and conducted by trained personnel throughout the year. Individual performance results will be collected and reviewed by trained personnel.

Audience
Teachers, assistant teachers and administrator s

Content
Summarized data collected from the progress tracker

Format
Student performance data displayed in graphical formats in the data collection. All results correlated and assembled for inclusion in graphs, charts, and other presentation forms. Correlated interview results into a final report with data, graphs, tables, and final summary.

Schedul e
Biannually

Administratio n, teachers, and parents

Survey results will be gathered and presented with the survey statements.

Biannually

Does the Fast ForWord Program increase student participation and involvement?

Administrator The collected s and data will group teachers. students and categorize each in a summarized report.

Biannually