Check & Connect increases the percentage still enrolled at end of fourth year (supplemental finding)¶
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q3 i2 In the 2005 RCT, a larger percentage of intervention students (31%) than comparison students (14%) were still enrolled at the end of the fourth year (ES = 0.62). → Dropout Prevention intervention report: Check & Connect 2015
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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
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Supplemental finding from the 2005 replication RCT that does not factor into the WWC intervention rating. The table row reports effect size 0.62 and improvement index +23; the WWC computed the p-value to be < .001, as no p-value was reported in the original study.
"Percentage still enrolled at the end of the fourth year after random assignment Grade 12 144 students 31 (46) 14 (35) 17 0.62 +23 nr"
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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 — a broader claim this one bears on
- Check & Connect shows no discernible effect on on-time high school completion — 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
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Check & Connect increases the percentage still enrolled at end of fourth year (supplemental finding) |
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Check & Connect increases the percentage still enrolled at end of fourth year (supplemental finding) |
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