In the article Chicago Study Finds Mixed Results for AVID Program, studies have been showing that students who are in the AVID program have not been scoring higher than the students who are not in the program. AVID is a program designed to assist students with their study skills, note taking, reading for understanding, and teaching them the proper steps to get in and succeed in a four year university. Some of the cons to the studies they have been doing is that the data they are collecting is over a 1 year bases. The experts believe that this program is designed to have students make progress over a 4 year period to where they are proficient in the skills by the time they leave high school.
I believe that for a program that is teaching students study skills, reading for understanding, and note taking, will take data more than a year to see results. I am not saying that this program is helping or hurting our students but that for students who are middle of the road in school as it is, to gain these skills over night is just not possible. It takes time to break bad habits and them implement the system you wish the students to follow. I feel taking the time to check on students 3 even 4 years down the line will give a true understanding of how the program is helping.
From further research I believe this is a program that can help students succeed in school. Teaching students the proper way to take notes will help them out later in more advanced classes. These students will also gain from this more intensive program. I would like to see results from students who have been apart of the program for 4 years and see the progress they have made.
Your comments have an interesting insight. Hang on to them next year, in case you need them for your work sample or teacher research narrative.
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