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. 2018;1(1):10.15695/jstem/v1i1.19.
doi: 10.15695/jstem/v1i1.19. Epub 2018 Sep 24.

Demonstrating the Efficacy of the Health Sciences and Technology Academy: Using Archival Standardized Test Scores to Analyze an OST College-Preparatory Program for Underserved Youth

Feon M Smith  1 , Sherron B McKendall  2 , Ann Chester  2 , Bethany Hornbeck  3 , Alan R McKendall  2
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Demonstrating the Efficacy of the Health Sciences and Technology Academy: Using Archival Standardized Test Scores to Analyze an OST College-Preparatory Program for Underserved Youth

Feon M Smith et al. J STEM Outreach. 2018.

Abstract

To combat educational and health disparities, out-of-school-time (OST) STEM enrichment programs provide services to underserved youth to encourage them to pursue college and health careers. This article describes a study conducted to determine if the Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) program participants who receive year-round educational interventions to prepare them for STEM and health sciences majors performed better on the West Virginia Educational Standards Test (WESTEST2) than non-participants. This study provides descriptive and inferential statistics, specifically one-way ANOVAs with one-to-one matching based on grade level, gender, race, and GPA at the end of the 8th grade year for 336 students. Statistically significant differences were found favoring HSTA participants on the WESTEST2 math and reading/language scores.

Keywords: at risk students; out-of-school-time programs; standardized test; statistical analysis; stem enrichment.

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HSTA’s Social Support Structure
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