Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college enrollment in the fall after high school graduation among GEAR UP students¶
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q3 i? GEAR UP students who received customized text messages were no more likely to enroll in college in the fall after high school graduation than students who did not receive them. → 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
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The evaluation reports that GEAR UP students receiving the messaging showed no enrollment advantage: students were "no more likely to enroll or persist in college than other students were," with no effect size printed for the enrollment outcome.
"Students who received text messages were no more likely to enroll or persist in college than other students were. The messaging did not increase college enrollment in the fall after high school graduation or through the first year and into a second year of college."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The brief reports that adult learners' priorities differ from traditional-age students', making appropriate messages critical to engaging them — related
- Broad advisor caseloads may have limited the effectiveness of the GEAR UP messaging by preventing college-specific guidance — related
- Existing GEAR UP supports may have eclipsed the benefits of behavioral-nudge text messaging — related
- Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college persistence among GEAR UP students — related
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Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college enrollment in the fall after high school graduation among GEAR UP students |
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Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college enrollment in the fall after high school graduation among GEAR UP students |
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