Evaluation

=Evaluation and Survey Issues=

Jay will check with Wireless Philadelphia about ability to track changes in usage. Robin will create formal evaluation proposal for Kyle Student Survey? Teacher Survey? Technician Survey? Parent & Student Surveys?
 * Next Steps**

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 * Basic Issues**
 * Make sure questions are multiple choice (using scale)...
 * Make sure questions are in Spanish and english...
 * Make sure that questions make sense to a computer novice
 * Could some of the computers be used to replace the computers in the school's lab?


 * Goals**
 * Student Academic improvements (academic)
 * Parent to School Improvements (Parent communications)
 * Parent to Parent improvements (Community communications)
 * Parent to Child improvements (Educational environment)
 * Parent Literacy or Job skill Improvements (Literacy)
 * Technology use and literacy (Technology)


 * Academic Goal Detail**
 * See if student achivement is increased by the implementation of this program - find similar schools as control groups (3) using their demographics and scores on tera-nova scores in previous years (2nd grade for 3rd graders and 3rd grade for 4th graders). If teranova is not available in future years, then we will need to corrolate scores between tests
 * See if teacher activities influance achievement in specific standards - monthly survey to teachers asking which activities they did that utilized the computers at home and their prediction about which state standards were being addressed by those activities. Second step might involve a review of those activities by project staff.
 * See if students, when they get to 5th grade, receive better grades than their control-group counterparts - study how other 5th graders coming from different schools performed in the school when competing for grades against Sheppard Students.

How often do you communicated with your child's teacher? How often do you communicate with any other staff at your child's school?
 * Parent Communications Goal Detail and Questions**

How many parents do you know in your child's class? How many families would you let your child visit without your supervision?
 * Community Communications Goal Detail and Questions**

How often do you work with your child on his or her homework? How often do you ask how your child is doing in school?
 * Educational Environment Goal Detail and Questions**


 * Literacy Goal Detail and Questions??

Technology Goal Detail and Questions?? (probably need to limit these questions)** Do you have a computer at home? Do you have Internet access? What is your email address? How often do you use your computer at home? Is your computer a Mac or a PC? Is your computer running Windows 2000, Windows95, or Windows XP or some other program? Could you descibe what you use your home computer for? What is the biggest barriers to using your computer at home? Do you frequently use a computer at the library?