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Hammer, Patricia Cahape; White, Larry J. – West Virginia Department of Education, 2012
This evaluation study provides descriptive information about the implementation and outcomes of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) program in West Virginia, from September 2011 through May 2012. The report draws on information from online surveys of directors of 24 CCLC programs and from school teachers of nearly 4,000…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Program Evaluation, Enrichment Activities, Literacy Education
West Virginia Department of Education, 2011
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has implemented a program, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), to help establish local community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for children to: (1) meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects; (2) offer students a broad array of…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Enrichment Activities, Literacy Education, Program Evaluation
West Virginia Department of Education, 2010
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has implemented a program, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), to help establish local community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for children to: (1) meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects; (2) offer students a broad array of…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Enrichment Activities, Literacy Education, Program Evaluation
Anderson, Tim; Lott, Rod; Wieczorek, Linda – 1998
This action research project implemented and evaluated a program for increasing time spent on homework. The project was intended to improve academic achievement among five employed high school students taking geometry and physical science who were also employed more than 15 hours per week. The problem of lower academic achievement due to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employees, High School Students, High Schools
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Householter, Inez; Schrock, Geraldine – 1997
This action research project report described a program for enhancing thinking skills to improve the problem-solving and decision making of primary school students. Participating were 25 second and 22 third graders in regular education classrooms, but including students with special needs, located in two small middle class communities in central…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Decision Making Skills, Elementary School Students, Graphic Organizers
Shepard, Joan M. – 1999
This practicum was designed to increase responsibility for completing and handing in homework among students in grades three, four, and five in a mid-Atlantic school district. Of a total of 128 students in these grades, 28 were identified to learn strategies to aid in completing homework. Nine solution strategies were employed: (1) provide…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Bender, David S.; And Others – 1994
This paper describes the history, characteristics, program model, activities, and evaluation results of the Pottstown Homework Center Partnership project, in Pottstown County, Pennsylvania. The goal of the program is to initiate homework centers and train volunteer tutors from the community to support the at-risk middle students by providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Extracurricular Activities, High Risk Students