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By Zakia Redd, M.P.P, Stephanie Cochran, B.B.A., Elizabeth Hair, Ph.D., and Kristin Moore, Ph.D.
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GRADES TEST SCORES GRADES PROGRESSION VS. RePEtition High school graduation College attendance Academic skills/homework completion attendance at school
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educational goals honors, awards high school credits earned participation in extracurricular activities in high school participation in extracurricular activities in college attitudes about school  
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In comparison to control group:

- Program participants had higher test scores for reading and math soon after the summer program ended; no impact was found on standardized scores in long-term report.

- Program participants received higher mean scores on tests of word recognition, reading passages and spelling.

- Program participants experienced greater gains over time in word recognition, reading passages, and spelling mean test scores.

Best bets for improving test scores:

- Strongly academic-focused after-school programs providing homework assistance, recreational, tutoring, sports, and cultural activities and trips.

Results of multivariate, longitudinal studies of the individual, family, and school characteristics positively related to school grades and test scores are presented above.
(click here for findings from the American Teens research)


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