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| Mental Status and Pro-Social Testing Report Dr. Janette A. Isaacson, E.d.D, M.Ed. Licensed Mental Health Counselor Statistical Analysis and Ranking System Provided by Dr. Anne Calhoun, University of New Mexico May, 2006 Summary of Results |
The following data is based on Mental Status Exams and Pro-social Evaluations for public school
students, K-2, including 32 students participating in the ALPHA Effect (an active listening and
arts-enrichment program) and a control group of 32 similarly developing peers. The baseline was
established in September 2005, with post-testing in February 2006. An analysis of both test sets
shows that students enrolled in ALPHA, the experimental group, were greatly strengthened
socially, mentally, and emotionally during this time by the lessening of negative behaviors,
compared to the control group which remained fairly static from baseline to the winter testing .
Students in ALPHA improved beyond the controls in the following categories: affect, mood,
language, frustration level, imagination, enunciation, reciprocity, real dialogue, attitude, social
contact, acceptance level, creativity, distractibility, and listening skills.
The “mood” category was a particularly dramatic area of growth. The students in the ALPHA
experimental group began at a significantly lower level of coping ability than the control group
with regard to depression, irritability, anxiety, and anger. However, the ALPHA group surpassed
the controls in these areas in the winter follow-up. The ALPHA group made the greatest
measurable gains in the areas of social contact (mood, attitude, affect, and reciprocity),
language (enunciation and real dialogue), attention span (frustration and distractibility),
listening skills, (acceptance, and resiliency), and creativity and imagination.
In summary, The ALPHA group made statistically significant gains in fourteen
categories of pro-social testing, while the control group grew in two categories and
worsened in one. The ALPHA experimental group improved over the control group in their
emotional and mental wellness, and made statistically significant improvements in their language,
communication and attention skills, listening skills, and imagination and creativity levels. In
addition, they were better able to connect to and receive information from others through
improvements in reciprocity, resiliency, and an increased ability to maintain positive social contact.
students, K-2, including 32 students participating in the ALPHA Effect (an active listening and
arts-enrichment program) and a control group of 32 similarly developing peers. The baseline was
established in September 2005, with post-testing in February 2006. An analysis of both test sets
shows that students enrolled in ALPHA, the experimental group, were greatly strengthened
socially, mentally, and emotionally during this time by the lessening of negative behaviors,
compared to the control group which remained fairly static from baseline to the winter testing .
Students in ALPHA improved beyond the controls in the following categories: affect, mood,
language, frustration level, imagination, enunciation, reciprocity, real dialogue, attitude, social
contact, acceptance level, creativity, distractibility, and listening skills.
The “mood” category was a particularly dramatic area of growth. The students in the ALPHA
experimental group began at a significantly lower level of coping ability than the control group
with regard to depression, irritability, anxiety, and anger. However, the ALPHA group surpassed
the controls in these areas in the winter follow-up. The ALPHA group made the greatest
measurable gains in the areas of social contact (mood, attitude, affect, and reciprocity),
language (enunciation and real dialogue), attention span (frustration and distractibility),
listening skills, (acceptance, and resiliency), and creativity and imagination.
In summary, The ALPHA group made statistically significant gains in fourteen
categories of pro-social testing, while the control group grew in two categories and
worsened in one. The ALPHA experimental group improved over the control group in their
emotional and mental wellness, and made statistically significant improvements in their language,
communication and attention skills, listening skills, and imagination and creativity levels. In
addition, they were better able to connect to and receive information from others through
improvements in reciprocity, resiliency, and an increased ability to maintain positive social contact.