ASAP likely increases credit accumulation and persistence 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 credit accumulation and persistence, with a domain-average effect size of 0.25 and improvement index of +10. → What Works Clearinghouse 2019 q4 i2 In the Scrivener et al. (2015) RCT, ASAP students earned 42.9 college-level credits over three years versus 35.2 for comparison students (effect size 0.28, p < .0001). → What Works Clearinghouse 2019 q4 i2 In the Sommo et al. (2018) Ohio RCT, 60.2 percent of ASAP students enrolled in the fourth semester versus 50.5 percent of comparison students (effect size 0.24, p < .01). → 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: "42.9 (27.7) 35.2 (27.8) 7.7 0.28 +11 <.0001" for college-level credits earned over three years, an effect size of 0.28 favoring ASAP. Sessions enrolled over three years showed an effect size of 0.39.

"Number of credits earned over three years (Scrivener et al., 2015)a Full sample 896 students 42.9 (27.7) 35.2 (27.8) 7.7 0.28 +11 <.0001"

Discussion¶

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