Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college persistence among GEAR UP students¶
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Currency · newest study 2021 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? The messaging did not increase persistence through the first year and into a second year of college for GEAR UP students. → 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's findings section reports no persistence gain: the messaging "did not increase college enrollment" through the first year and into a second year, with no effect size printed for persistence.
"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¶
- 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 enrollment in the fall after high school graduation among GEAR UP students — related
- The postsecondary enrollment NSI's first-year impact on college enrollment did not persist into schools' second year — related
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Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college persistence among GEAR UP students |
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Text-message college transition messaging did not increase college persistence among GEAR UP students |
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2021 |
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