What methods of data collection will you be using to answer the evaluation questions?

I found the "Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale". This might help you with your question regarding student self esteem.

I have some questions about the program itself. Do teachers volunteer to be part of this program or is it mandatory? No, we hand selected the teachers who would become the tutors in the program .

Do students have the opportunity to eat lunch or is this a working lunch for students? Its a working lunch. 

Are there any rules regarding how much time students should be given during the day to eat lunch? This is my second year at this high school and if students request it they can actually have a class scheduled during their lunch.

I also see you said you are still working on questions for your evaluation....

Some ideas for you:

Do students participating in the Project Based Assessment Tutoring project increase their test scores?

Do students participating in the Project Based Assessment Tutoring program show more growth on their second Keystone Assessment than students who take the Keystone Assessment for a second time without participating in the Project Based Assessment Tutoring program?

How much individualized instruction occurs between each student/teacher pair over the course of the program?

Good luck with your Evaluation Project!

Naomi

Date: ____________________________    Student:  ____________________

Tutor who worked with student: _____________________________________

Interview questions: semi-structured approach to allow for rephrasing of questions and probing

1.  How did you feel when you were told that you did not pass the Keystone and now needed to complete the PBA?

2.  How did you feel about the PBA being over your lunch?

3.  What was the worst part of doing the PBA?  What was the best part?

4.  Did you feel you were prepared and had the resources to pass the PBA?

The collection of archival data, as per the evaluation matrix, will be applied to understanding the time spent for a student to complete a module and the average amount of time needed for students to be tutored.  Per the evaluation matrix, tutor progress notes indicate the amount of time students are directly working in the program.  Tutors record students log in and out time, the length of time research demanded and the length of time it took to complete each problem. In addition, tutors keep logs on the amount of time they need to research a given topic.

To gain an understanding of the skills tutors have acquired during the program, as stated in the evaluation matrix, a survey will be conducted during the middle of the year and again at the end of the year. The survey will include open-ended questions for reflection on content they learned, struggles they overcame and changes needed in implementation.