Check & Connect shows no discernible effect on on-time high school completion¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 In the 2005 RCT, there was no statistically significant or substantively important effect on on-time high school completion (ES = 0.03, improvement index +1). → Dropout Prevention intervention report: Check & Connect 2015

Evidence¶

Dropout Prevention intervention report: Check & Connect 2015¶

Dropout Prevention intervention report: Check & Connect. (2015). What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/78

q3 · i0 · causal · r2

The 2005 replication RCT (144 students) examined whether students completed school within 4 years of entering ninth grade. The WWC table reports 30% vs 29% completion, mean difference 1, effect size 0.03, improvement index +1, p > .05.

"The study indicated that there was no statistically significant or substantially important effect on on-time high school completion."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Check & Connect shows no significant effect on completion by one year after expected graduation (supplemental fifth-year finding) — related
• Check & Connect increases credits accrued (progressing in school) in one RCT — related
• Check & Connect has statistically significant positive effects on staying in school for high school students with disabilities — related
• Check & Connect increases the percentage still enrolled at end of fourth year (supplemental finding) — related
• Dropout prevention and intervention programs increase the odds of school completion, with an average odds ratio of 1.63 — a broader claim this one bears on