Playworks improved teachers' perceptions of students' safety and feeling included during recess in a randomized experiment¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2012 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In the cohort 1 randomized experiment, Playworks had a positive impact on teachers' perceptions of students' safety and feeling more included during recess. → Martha Bleeker 2012

Evidence¶

Martha Bleeker 2012¶

Martha Bleeker, Susanne James-Burdumy, Nicholas Beyler, Allison Hedley Dodd, Rebecca A. London, Lisa Westrich, Katie Stokes-Guinan, Sebastian Castrechini. (2012). Findings from a Randomized Experiment of Playworks: Selected Results from Cohort 1. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford, CA: John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, Stanford University. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/findings-from-a-randomized-experiment-of-playworks-selected-results-from-cohort-1

q3 · i? · causal · r?

Random-assignment evaluation of Playworks across 25 schools, first cohort of schools; the report states "Playworks had a positive impact on teachers' perceptions of students' safety and feeling more included during recess." No effect size is printed.

"Playworks had a positive impact on teachers' perceptions of students' safety and feeling more included during recess."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Safety — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Teachers in Playworks schools reported less bullying and exclusionary behavior during recess than control-school teachers — related
• Teachers in Playworks schools reported significantly better student behavior at recess and readiness for class — related
• Most teachers, students, and principals reported positive perceptions of the Playworks program — related
• Teachers in Playworks schools were more likely to report that students enjoyed adult-organized recess activities — related