Contact information
Name:
c. jayne trent
Phone:
610-330-5267
Email:
trentj@lafayette.edu
When:
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Where:
Pardee 201
Presenter:
Shannon Nitroy '14
Price:
Free & lunch will be provided
Summer learning loss describes students' tendencies during summer vacation to forget material learned during the previous school year. Easton Weed and Seed's 2013 Summer Nights program included a curriculum component intended to reduce attendees' summer learning loss. My thesis analyzes DIBELS test score data from the Easton School District to determine whether this curriculum helped reduce summer loss. While the sample size was small, I was able to use several methods to compare results for Summer Nights attendees to those of other Paxinosa students. I also look at factors that are associated with repeat attendance, discuss the challenges of data collection in a community setting, and use this to provide ideas for further research.
Sponsored by:
Mathematics Department