Evaluation
of the Yoga Program at The Accelerated School:
The
2002-2003 Yoga Program is being evaluated by external evaluators
from Program Evaluation & Research Collaborative (PERC)
at CSU-Los Angeles. The evaluators are Drs. Simeon
Slovacek and Susan Tucker.
The evaluation will study
the extent to which the TAS Yoga program has been effective
in achieving its objectives of improving studentsŐ educational
experience through better concentration, focus and an improved
sense of self worth. The goal
of this evaluation is to help identify program strengths
as well as any areas for program improvement.
Using
interviews, observations and surveys, the PERC evaluators
are currently gathering information from students, yoga
teachers, teachers and administrators at TAS.
The timeline of activities is summarized in the table below:
| Data |
Collection
Methods/ Instrument(s) |
When |
| Program
operations |
Meetings
with project staff
(and faculty as needed) |
At
least 3 meetings (planning meetings, staff meeting
and end of study report sharing) |
| Reactions
to Yoga program |
Survey
of students |
Beginning
of year and end of year upon completion of the Yoga
program |
| Classroom
instructional strategies |
Classroom
observations |
Spring
2003 |
| Yoga
Ratings |
Yoga
instructor assessment of students |
Collected
at end of school year |
| Attitudes
toward school, self and academics |
Survey
students |
Beginning
and end of school year |
| Teacher
Reactions |
Focus
Group |
End
of school year |
After
completing classroom observations and administering a post
survey in June. the findings will be available online in
August.
Contact:
If you have any questions or comments about the evaluation,
please email Simeon Slovacek at: sslovac@exchange.calstatela.edu
There has been a considerable
amount of research on yoga's effect on mind / body wellness,
including its ability to enhance learning. We are in the
process of compiling that information and will post it here
on an ongoing basis.
Links:
The
Accelerated School
Yoga
Education Network
Aspen
Center for New Medicine
Yoga Research
& Education Center
Yoga
Journal
Omega
Institute
Brainergy.com
