Program Implementers' Evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings Based on Different Datasets over Time
Table 4
Summary of the program implementers’ perceptions towards the program effectiveness.
Respondents with positive responses (options 3–5)
S1
S2
S3
Overall
%
The extent to which the Tier 1 Program (i.e., the program in which all students have joined) has helped your students
(1)
It has strengthened students’ bonding with teachers, classmates, and their families.
3,674
90.36
2,268
88.28
1,055
87.05
6,997
88.56
(2)
It has strengthened students’ resilience in adverse conditions.
3,495
85.98
2,196
85.55
1,038
85.79
6,729
85.77
(3)
It has enhanced students’ social competence.
3,795
93.31
2,356
91.67
1,102
91.53
7,253
92.17
(4)
It has improved students’ ability in handling and expressing their emotions.
3,675
90.41
2,258
87.86
1,049
86.62
6,982
88.30
(5)
It has enhanced students’ cognitive competence.
3,465
85.30
2,173
84.75
1,019
84.28
6,657
84.78
(6)
Students’ ability to resist harmful influences has been improved.
3,409
83.88
2,151
83.76
990
81.89
6,550
83.18
(7)
It has strengthened students’ ability to distinguish between the good and the bad.
3,708
90.90
2,324
90.11
1,098
90.00
7,130
90.34
(8)
It has increased students’ competence in making sensible and wise choices.
3,553
87.15
2,231
86.61
1,051
86.15
6,835
86.64
(9)
It has helped students to have life reflections.
3,372
82.99
2,162
84.26
1,040
85.95
6,574
84.40
(10)
It has reinforced students’ self-confidence.
3,337
82.07
2,036
79.31
939
77.67
6,312
79.68
(11)
It has increased students’ self-awareness.
3,817
93.67
2,361
91.65
1,110
91.06
7,288
92.13
(12)
It has helped students to face the future with a positive attitude.
3,429
84.11
2,136
82.92
1,021
83.76
6,586
83.60
(13)
It has helped students to cultivate compassion and care about others.
3,458
85.13
2,191
85.39
1,016
83.83
6,665
84.78
(14)
It has encouraged students to care about the community.
3,174
78.10
2,019
78.62
935
77.21
6,128
77.98
(15)
It has promoted students’ sense of responsibility in serving the society.
3,168
77.93
2,016
78.75
933
77.11
6,117
77.93
(16)
It has enriched the overall development of the students.
3,815
93.62
2,375
92.13
1,116
91.55
7,306
92.43
Note: All items are on a 5-point Likert scale with 1 = unhelpful, 2 = not very helpful, 3 = slightly helpful, 4 = helpful, 5 = very helpful. Only respondents with positive responses (options 3–5) are shown in the table.