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The Impact Of Expertise And After-School Program Dosage On At-Risk Student Achievement, Heather E. Orman
The Impact Of Expertise And After-School Program Dosage On At-Risk Student Achievement, Heather E. Orman
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After-school programs (ASPs) aimed at improving at-risk student achievement abound and receive considerable funding. Research provides some evidence that ASPs can improve reading and math achievement for at-risk students, although rigorous evaluation of the programs and outcomes is minimal. Specifically absent from current ASP literature is examination of dosage, in the form of hours of program attendance, and its impact on at-risk student achievement. ASP research; research on learning and time; and expertise theory indicate dosage rates that are too low and too high will not impact student achievement.
This study investigates the impact of after-school program dosage and expertise …