Existing GEAR UP supports may have eclipsed the benefits of behavioral-nudge text messaging¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q1
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? GEAR UP students may already have received supports that students in other texting studies did not receive, making behavioral changes less notable. → Alina Martinez 2021

Evidence¶

Alina Martinez 2021¶

Alina Martinez, Tamara Linkow, Hannah Miller, Amanda Parsad, Cristofer Price. (2021). Study of College Transition Messaging in GEAR UP: Impacts on Enrolling and Staying in College. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/study-of-college-transition-messaging-in-gear-up-impacts-on-enrolling-and-staying-in-college

q1 · i? · causal · r?

The authors' interpretation, offered without a test: GEAR UP students "may already have received supports that students in other texting studies showing more promise did not receive."

"GEAR UP students may already have received supports that students in other texting studies showing more promise did not receive. As a result, changes in behavior in the GEAR UP students were less notable."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Broad advisor caseloads may have limited the effectiveness of the GEAR UP messaging by preventing college-specific guidance — related
• Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college enrollment in the fall after high school graduation among GEAR UP students — related
• Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college persistence among GEAR UP students — related