Bottom Line increases enrollment in a four-year college among low-income high school students¶
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q4 i1 In an RCT, Bottom Line participants enrolled in a four-year college at higher rates than comparison students (effect size 0.34, improvement index +13, p < .01). → What Works Clearinghouse 2021
Evidence¶
What Works Clearinghouse 2021¶
What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2021). Bottom Line. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/714
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Findings from the one study meeting WWC standards, a student-level RCT with low attrition. The intervention group enrolled at 80.60 percent versus 70.30 percent for the comparison group, a mean difference of 10.30, with a printed effect size of 0.34, improvement index +13, and p < .01.
"Enrolled in a 4-year college (%) Full sample 2,422 80.60 70.30 10.30 0.34 +13 < .01"
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Related Claims¶
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- Bottom Line increases progression in college (continuous enrollment for three semesters after high school) — related
- Charter high school students had comparable high school graduation but much higher four-year college enrollment, selective-college enrollment, and four-semester college completion than comparable non-charter students — related
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- FLIGHT may increase college enrollment among disadvantaged students, with 97% of the FLIGHT group versus 83% of the comparison group enrolling in college — related
- Information barriers disadvantage low-income students in the college transition: bright low-income students miss selective colleges, and mailed information packages raise application and enrollment — related
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Bottom Line increases enrollment in a four-year college among low-income high school students |
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Bottom Line increases enrollment in a four-year college among low-income high school students |
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