Bottom Line increases progression in college (continuous enrollment for three semesters after high school)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r3 · q4 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q4 i1 In the RCT, Bottom Line participants were continuously enrolled for the three semesters following high school at higher rates than comparison students (effect size 0.33, 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

q4 · i1 · causal · r3

Cohort 1 outcome analysis from the same RCT: 80.40 percent of intervention students versus 70.50 percent of comparison students were continuously enrolled, a mean difference of 9.90, with a printed effect size of 0.33, improvement index +13, and p < .01.

"Continuously enrolled for the 3 semesters following high school (%) Cohort 1 1,429 80.40 70.50 9.90 0.33 +13 < .01"

Discussion¶

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• Comparison-group students in the Bottom Line study accessed existing advising and nearly all applied to college and for financial aid — related
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• Bottom Line increases enrollment in a four-year college among low-income high school students — related
• Each additional semester of continuous college enrollment is associated with a higher completion rate, but no specific semesters carry distinctive predictive value — related