Dual enrollment programs have potentially positive effects on staying in high school, college readiness, and attendance (high school), each with a small extent of evidence¶
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q3 i? Single studies found statistically significant positive effects on staying in school (+16), college readiness (+14), and days absent (+8 improvement index), but each domain rests on only one study. → What Works Clearinghouse 2017
Evidence¶
What Works Clearinghouse 2017¶
What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. (2017). Dual Enrollment Programs. WWC Intervention Report, Transition to College. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/671
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Systematic review ratings from single studies, all Edmunds et al. (2015), an RCT in North Carolina: staying in high school (676 students, +16), college readiness (1,355 students, +14), attendance (1,554 students in 12 schools, +8 improvement index). Each rating is "potentially positive effects" with small extent of evidence; no standardized effect sizes are printed.
"For the staying in high school, college readiness, and attendance (high school) domains, dual enrollment programs had potentially positive effects with a small extent of"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Dual enrollment programs have positive effects on completing high school, with an average improvement index of +7 percentile points — related
- Dual enrollment programs have positive effects on credit accumulation, with an average improvement index of +14 percentile points — related
- Dual enrollment programs have positive effects on college access and enrollment, with an average improvement index of +15 percentile points — related
- Dual enrollment programs have positive effects on general academic achievement (high school), with an average improvement index of +7 percentile points — related
- Dual enrollment programs have positive effects on college degree attainment, with an average improvement index of +25 percentile points — related
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Dual enrollment programs have potentially positive effects on staying in high school, college readiness, and attendance (high school), each with a small extent of evidence |
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Dual enrollment programs have potentially positive effects on staying in high school, college readiness, and attendance (high school), each with a small extent of evidence |
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