Most teachers, students, and principals reported positive perceptions of the Playworks program¶
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q3 i? Overall, most teachers, students, and principals reported positive perceptions of the Playworks program. → 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
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Implementation and perception findings from the cohort 1 randomized evaluation across 25 schools: the report states "most teachers, students, and principals reported positive perceptions of the Playworks program." No percentages printed.
"Overall, most teachers, students, and principals reported positive perceptions of the Playworks program."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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- Playworks showed significant impact on some measures of girls' physical activity but no significant impact on measures of boys' physical activity — related
- Teachers, principals, and students in the Floyd County trial responded positively to Pathblazer and would recommend it — related
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Most teachers, students, and principals reported positive perceptions of the Playworks program |
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Most teachers, students, and principals reported positive perceptions of the Playworks program |
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