A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

National Evaluation of The Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1998

Appendix D: Additional Information About the Sample Study

Exhibit D.5: CASAS Reading Pretest Scores (Scaled Scores from the Sample Study, 1994-95 and 1995-96)

Group

n

Mean

S.D.

Highest Grade at Intake

Grade 0-4

11

185.9

13.0

Grade 5-8

34

214.8

21.2

Grade 9-12

115

229.2

13.7

HS Diploma or GED

70

232.2

18.8

Primary language is English

Yes

163

233.6

13.7

No

71

207.7

19.9

Gender

Male

22

219.1

20.6

Female

218

226.4

19.5

Race/Ethnicity

African American

36

227.9

12.6

Asian

53

225.1

18.4

Hispanic

44

204.6

22.1

American Indian

2

224.0

0

Caucasian

96

234.9

14.2

Total

246

226.1

19.6

Exhibit reads: 115 adults who had completed between 9 and 12 years of schooling completed a reading CASAS pretest; the mean pretest scale score was 229.2, with a standard deviation of 13.7.

 

Exhibit D.6: CASAS Math Pretest Scores (Scaled Scores from the Sample Study, 1994-95 and 1995-96)

Group

n

Mean

S.D.

Highest Grade at Intake

Grade 0-4

5

188.8

12.9

Grade 5-8

27

215.3

13.9

Grade 9-12

106

217.9

13.1

HS Diploma or GED

62

225.6

13.4

Primary language is English

Yes

158

221.2

13.4

No

45

211.8

16.2

Gender

Male

17

221.4

15.5

Female

193

219.1

14.4

Race/Ethnicity

African American

35

216.5

10.6

Asian

48

221.6

14.6

Hispanic

28

209.0

16.3

American Indian

2

216.0

0

Caucasian

89

222.0

14.1

Total

215

219.3

14.4

Exhibit reads: 106 adults who had completed between 9 and 12 years of schooling completed a math CASAS pretest; the mean pretest scale score was 217.9, with a standard deviation of 13.1.

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