IPS implemented with adult support and regular review may increase students’ academic engagement, agency, career-relevant knowledge and skills, and college/career drive¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q1
Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? When IPS are implemented with adult support and regular review, research on associated practices suggests they may increase academic engagement, sense of agency, career-relevant knowledge and skills, and drive to accomplish college and career goals. → REL Central 2023

Evidence¶

REL Central 2023¶

REL Central. (2023). How Individual Plans of Study Can Support Students’ College and Career Readiness and Success. REL Central. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/regions/central/

q1 · i? · review · r?

Summary statement in the publication’s overview describing what research on IPS-associated practices suggests. The publication offers no effect sizes, sample details, or study designs; it states the outcomes "may increase" and attributes them to research on associated practices.

"Research examining associated practices suggests that when IPS are implemented with the support of adults and regularly reviewed, they may increase students’ academic engagement, sense of agency, acquisition of career-relevant knowledge and skills, and drive to accomplish college and career goals."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Interest — outcome: instruction changes it

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