New Chance's completion effect came entirely from GED receipt, with a small negative effect on earning a high school diploma¶
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q3 i? The positive effect on completion came entirely from a positive, statistically significant effect on receiving a GED certificate. → What Works Clearinghouse 2008
q3 i? New Chance had a small, but statistically significant, negative effect on the likelihood of earning a high school diploma. → What Works Clearinghouse 2008 (2)
Evidence¶
What Works Clearinghouse 2008¶
What Works Clearinghouse. (2008). New Chance: WWC Intervention Report, Dropout Prevention. U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/336
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Finding from the Quint, Bos, and Polit (1997) randomized controlled trial as summarized in the WWC report's completing school findings section: the completion gain was driven entirely by GED receipt.
"This positive effect on completion came entirely from New Chance 's positive and statistically significant effect on the likelihood of receiving a GED certificate."
What Works Clearinghouse 2008 (2)¶
What Works Clearinghouse. (2008). New Chance: WWC Intervention Report, Dropout Prevention. U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/336
q3 · i? · causal · r2
Finding from the same randomized controlled trial, reported in the WWC completing school findings section: a small, statistically significant negative effect on earning a high school diploma, contrasting with the positive GED effect.
"New Chance was found to have a small, but statistically significant, negative effect on the likelihood of earning a high school diploma."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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New Chance's completion effect came entirely from GED receipt, with a small negative effect on earning a high school diploma |
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New Chance's completion effect came entirely from GED receipt, with a small negative effect on earning a high school diploma |
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2008 |
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