An evaluation of at-risk students' behaviors through a social skills intervention program designed to improve school success

This applied dissertation was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the WhyTry program in relation to the selected at-risk students and measured improvement and motivation toward learning using standardized tests. The correlation between the WhyTry program and at-risk student's improvement was examined. The program was implemented in a non-public Yeshiva junior high school located in a New York suburb. Student performance was analyzed in terms of the at-risk student's performance before and after the implementation of the WhyTry program. The analysis of the data revealed a positive relationship between the WhyTry program and the At-risk student's performance over a period of several months.