Junior Achievement of Greater Washington has participated in two professionally-administered evaluations for the JA Personal Finance and JA Success Skills programs. To learn more about other professionally-administered evaluations, please visit the Full Evaluation Reports page.
After completing the JA program, all of our volunteers and educators are asked to complete a brief evaluation to assist us in better serving the students of the Greater Washington Region. The following lists the percentages of the 216 volunteers that responded in the 2009-2010 academic year who agreed or strongly agreed with each statement:
- 93.0% - "The lessons were appropriate in length."
- 95.4% - "The Volunteer Guidebook with activity instructions was easy to understand, use, and follow."
- 91.6% - "The program's content was geared for the skill and ability range of the students."
- 94.4% - "The program was relevant to the academic development needs of the students."
- 97.7% - "The students enjoyed and were engaged by the JA program."
- 98.1% - "As a volunteer, I believe that JA was a valuable and positive experience for the students."
- 98.6% - "I have found my participation in JA personally rewarding."
- 96.7% - "I looked forward to teaching my JA class."
- 91.4% - "Overall, I had a good rapport with the teacher."
- 85.6% - "The training session prepared me to present the JA program."
- 96.2% - "I would like to volunteer with JA again."
When asked to provide an overall rating of their Junior Achievement experience, 99.5% of volunteers ranked it as "Good" or "Excellent."
The following lists the percentage of the 134 educators that responded in the 2009-2010 academic year who agreed or strongly agreed with each statement:
- 88.1% - "The JA program enhanced the curriculum currently being studied in the classroom."
- 91.0% - "The presence of a volunteer from the local community enhanced the curriculum currently being studied in the classroom."
- 91.8% - "The JA program correlates with state standards and objectives."
- 88.7% - "The program's content was geared for the skill and ability range of the students."
- 94.0% - "The program was relevant to the academic development needs of the students."
- 93.2% - "The students enjoyed and were engaged by the JA program."
- 93.9% - "As an educator, I believe that JA was a valuable and positive experience for my students."
- 93.2% - "My volunteer was well prepared.
- 94.7% - "My volunteer was effective at interacting with the students.
- 96.2% - "My volunteer was a good role model."
- 88.2% - "JA staff members responded to my concerns in a timely manner throughout the program."
- 91.6% - "I would like my classroom to participate in JA again."
- 93.1% - "I would recommend JA to other educators at my school."
When asked to provide an overall rating of their Junior Achievement experience, 94.0% of educators ranked it as "Good" or "Excellent."
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