Guaranteed one-on-one counseling with nudging increases academic plan completion by about 23 percentage points over control¶
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q3 i? Students assigned to the one-on-one counseling group with nudging and guaranteed access completed academic plans at a significantly higher rate than control students (42.0% vs 18.8%, a 23.2 percentage point difference, significant at p < .001). → Visher 2016
Evidence¶
Visher 2016¶
Visher, M. G., Mayer, A. K., Johns, M., Rudd, T., Levine, A., and Rauner, M. (2016). Scaling academic planning in community college: A randomized controlled trial (REL 2017–204). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory West. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs
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Same RCT analytic sample (1,085 workshop, 193 one-on-one, 485 control). Table 2 prints one-on-one completion at 42.0 percent versus 18.8 percent for control, a 23.2*** percentage point difference; the quote states the significant direction and the description adds the printed table values.
"Students who were assigned to either intervention group and who received nudging and a guaranteed counseling appointment were significantly more likely to complete an academic plan than were students in the control group."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Nudging plus guaranteed counseling increases the percentage of students who schedule and attend counseling appointments — related
- Guaranteed workshop counseling with nudging increases academic plan completion by about 20 percentage points over a business-as-usual control group — related
- Workshop and one-on-one counseling with nudging show no significant difference in session attendance or academic plan completion, though the comparison is exploratory — related
- Group workshop counseling is the most cost-effective option, with the lowest cost per academic plan completed — related
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