ERIC Number: ED277507
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Sep
Pages: 25
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Title IV-A Indian Education Program Evaluation, 1983-84.
Johns, Jennifer S.
The third year of Title IV-A Indian Education programs in Albuquerque, New Mexico, public schools saw fulfillment of some program objectives despite funding decreases, personnel cuts, and increased requests for remedial tutoring. Two tutors and a counselor tutored 15 middle school and 26 high school students from the Navajo community of Canoncito in an effort to improve/maintain student grades. Turnover of tutoring staff and decreased tutoring contacts resulted in 81% of grades decreasing and 12% remaining the same. Four tutors tutored 53 middle school and 68 high school students from the Isleta Pueblo in an effort to maintain/improve letter grades and to increase student involvement in extracurricular activities. Isleta program objectives were achieved--12% of grades remained the same, 57% improved while 40% of the students participated in extracurricular activities. The urban program component employed 42 tutors, a resource teacher, a program coordinator, and a secretary to tutor 578 students in grades K-12. The program met its objective of increased student personal effectiveness/self-image and improved skills necessary for continued learning. Insufficient data prevented evaluation of student improvement using the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills. Recommendations for program improvement included: analyze personnel needs, establish program parameters, provide inservice education for tutors, and standardize recordkeeping. (LFL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Remedial Instruction, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes, Tribes, Tutorial Programs, Urban American Indians
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Albuquerque Public Schools, NM.
Identifiers - Location: New Mexico (Albuquerque)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Indian Education Act 1972 Title IV
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills
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