IB DP students who attended four-year colleges were significantly more likely to persist in college for at least two years¶
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q2 i? IB DP students from CPS who attended four-year colleges were significantly more likely to persist in college for at least two years. → International Baccalaureate Diploma Program students in Chicago's neighborhood high schools more likely to go to college 2007
Evidence¶
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program students in Chicago's neighborhood high schools more likely to go to college 2007¶
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program students in Chicago's neighborhood high schools more likely to go to college, persist. (2007). University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research press release. http://www.ccsr.uchicago.edu
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Quantitative propensity-matched analysis of college persistence for the classes of 2003-2007 finds IB DP participants "significantly more likely to persist in college for at least two years." No effect size is printed. The authors note they had not previously seen coursework affect persistence two years after graduation.
"In addition, IB DP students from CPS who attended four-year colleges were significantly more likely to persist in college for at least two years."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- CPS neighborhood IB DP students were 40 percent more likely to attend a four-year college and 50 percent more likely to attend a more selective college than a matched comparison group — related
- Only 62 percent of ninth-grade IB DP entrants enrolled in the program in eleventh grade, and there were no effects of IB DP participation for the 38 percent who did not complete the program — related
- IB DP students report feeling prepared to succeed and excel in college coursework, crediting the IB DP with teaching the specific skills and behaviors college demands — related
- Despite strong academic qualifications, IB DP students often have limited access to the social capital needed to navigate college course selection and access faculty support — related
- Two-year persistence in four-year colleges declined from 66 percent to 60 percent over five years even as enrollee numbers grew — related
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IB DP students who attended four-year colleges were significantly more likely to persist in college for at least two years |
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IB DP students who attended four-year colleges were significantly more likely to persist in college for at least two years |
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2007 |
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