Students who received the ability signal enrolled in and passed about one more AP course the following year¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Surveyed students who received the signal enrolled in and passed about one more AP course in the following academic year than students who did not receive the signal. → Naihobe Gonzalez 2017

Evidence¶

Naihobe Gonzalez 2017¶

Naihobe Gonzalez. (2017). How Learning About One's Ability Affects Educational Investments: Evidence from the Advanced Placement Program. Working Paper 52, Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/how-learning-about-ones-ability-affects-educational-investments-evidence-from-the-advanced-placement

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Regression discontinuity estimate of course-taking outcomes in the year after the signal. Students who received the message "enrolled in and passed about one more AP course in the following academic year." No effect size or test statistic is printed.

"Students who received the message enrolled in and passed about one more AP course in the following academic year."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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