ASAP likely increases college access and enrollment rates¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q4 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q4 i2 In two RCTs meeting WWC standards, ASAP produced a positive, statistically significant effect on access and enrollment, with a domain-average effect size of 0.34 and improvement index of +13. → What Works Clearinghouse 2019 q4 i2 In the Scrivener et al. (2015) RCT, 25.1 percent of ASAP students enrolled in a four-year college by the sixth semester versus 17.3 percent of comparison students (effect size 0.29, p = .004). → What Works Clearinghouse 2019

Evidence¶

What Works Clearinghouse 2019¶

What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2019). Supporting Postsecondary Success intervention report: Accelerated Study in Associate Programs. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/695

q4 · i2 · quant-synthesis · r2

Findings table from the WWC review reporting the Scrivener et al. (2015) RCT of 896 students: "25.1 17.3 7.8 0.29 +11 .004" for enrollment in a four-year college at the sixth semester, an effect size of 0.29 favoring ASAP. First-semester enrollment effects were 0.36 in both studies.

"Enrollment in a four-year college, sixth semester (%) (Scrivener et al., 2015)a Full sample 896 students 25.1 17.3 7.8 0.29 +11 .004"

Discussion¶

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