Grade Range Covered by Program: 1-8
Grade Range Examined in Studies Used to Establish Program Effectiveness: 4-5
Brief Description of Program: Designed to promote students’ knowledge about core character education values and, through that knowledge, shape children’s positive behaviors and support academic success
Targeted Behavioral Area of Effect of Prevention/Intervention:
Behavior, Knowledge, Attitudes and values, Academic achievement
Geographic Location of Participant Samples: South, FL, LA, TX
Population Density of Participant Samples: Rural
Latinos in the School Populations: No Information
Delivery Method: Whole Classroom
Strength of Evidentiary Support:
WWC
– Academic Achievement Improvement Index = 16
– Knowledge, Attitudes and Values Improvement Index = 6
(Improvement Index: The expected change in percentile rank for an average comparison group student if the student had received the intervention. It is measured as the percentile difference between the intervention group mean and the comparison group mean using the comparison group distribution.)
Cost Data: Yes – WWC
Available in Spanish:
Registry & Program Description:
WWC – https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Intervention/187
Contact Information:
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