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Table 2 YPQA internal evaluations of the NE STEM 4U program

From: Replicating or franchising a STEM afterschool program model: core elements of programmatic integrity

 

Large, Urban, Metropolitan University (R2) (n = 16)

Expansion sites (R1 and PUI) (n = 4)

Average

Range

Average

Range

Supportive environment

4.72

4.53–5

4.51

4.03 – 4.73

 Warm welcome

4.67

4.33–5

4.50

4.33–5

 Session flow

5

5

5

5

 Active engagement

4.59

4.5–5

4.25

3–5

 Skill building

4.97

4.5–5

4.63

3.5–5

 Encouragement

4.42

3.67–5

4.17

3.67–4.33

 Reframing conflict

3.5

3.5

N/A

N/A

Interaction

3.25

2.29–4.04

3.13

2.45–3.58

 Belonging

3.66

2.5–4.5

3.38

2.5–4

 Collaboration

3.67

1–4.33

4.33

3.67–5

 Leadership

3

1.67–4.33

2.33

1–3

 Adult partners

2.69

2–4

2.5

2–3

Engagement

2.99

2–3.83

2.21

2.17–2.67

 Planning

2.44

1–4

1.5

1–3

 Choice

2.38

1–4

1.5

1–2

 Reflection

4.19

2–5

3.63

3–4.5

  1. Internal evaluations conducted by a certified evaluator on the NE STEM 4U program using the David P. Weikart Youth Program Quality Assessment tool. The evaluations were conducted between August 2019 and February 2020. Due to IRB limitations and video quality, only a limited number of evaluations were allowed on expansion sites. Bolded text indicates key differences between the R2/initial site and the expansion sites (R1 and PUI institutions)