I-BEST has potentially positive effects on short-term employment (improvement index +10)¶
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q4 i1 One study meeting WWC standards showed a statistically significant positive effect of I-BEST on employment in the first year after program completion, with effect size 0.27 and improvement index +10. → emp-1
Evidence¶
emp-1¶
What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2020, September). Integrated Basic Education Skills and Training (I-BEST). https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/706
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The Modicamore et al. (2017) RCT (ACE implementation, 2,064 students) found 62.6% of the intervention group versus 51.9% of the comparison group employed in the first year after program completion, effect size 0.27, improvement index +10, p < .01.
"The WWC determined that one study that meets WWC group design standards without reservations (Modicamore et al., 2017) showed evidence of a positive and statistically significant effect of I-BEST on short-term employment."
Discussion¶
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I-BEST has potentially positive effects on short-term employment (improvement index +10) |
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I-BEST has potentially positive effects on short-term employment (improvement index +10) |
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