Using a flexible functional form, the estimated benefit of improving a competency depends on a student's existing strengths and weaknesses in other competencies¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The effect of a given competency is modeled as a function of students' other competencies, examining whether the benefit of improving one depends on existing strengths and weaknesses. → John Deke 2006

Evidence¶

John Deke 2006¶

John Deke, Joshua Haimson. (2006). Valuing Student Competencies: Which Ones Predict Postsecondary Educational Attainment and Earnings, and for Whom? Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/valuing-student-competencies-which-ones-predict-postsecondary-educational-attainment-and-earnings-and-for-whom

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The report describes a modeling approach using a flexible functional form to model complex interactions among competencies, so the effect of a competency is estimated as a function of students' other competencies. No interaction estimates are printed in the available text.

"using a flexible functional form to model and analyze complex interactions among competencies. Using this approach, we can estimate the effect of a competency as a function of students’ other competencies."

Discussion¶

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