Evaluation And Training Institute

Various educational evaluation projects

UTAH STATE UPSTART PROGRAM EVALUATIONETI was contracted by the state of Utah to evaluate the UPSTART program, a computer-based preschool program that teaches children literacy skills. The evaluation consisted of: (1) evaluating the programs effectiveness preparing children academically for success in school and (2) testing the feasibility of scaling such a program to all preschool children in Utah. ETI compared outcomes for a group of children that experienced the UPSTART program with a group of children that had not experienced the early intervention program. A final report was written and submitted to the state of Utah including findings and recommendations. This evaluation was extended for an additional 4 years.

UTAH EISP ETI has been contracted to conduct analyses to study the impact that specific programs have on "at-risk" students. ETI is looking at the impact of these programs on a sample of students who participated in the program and a comparison sample of students who did not participate in the program. This is being investigated for each grade separately. Results are being presented both among the EISP programs combined and in the context of each individual vendor.