Performance-based scholarships had mixed impacts on second-semester registration¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q4
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q4 i? In two states there were small positive impacts on second-semester registration (4.6 percentage points in Arizona and 3.8 percentage points in California), while the remaining sites showed no statistically significant impacts. → Alexander Mayer 2014

Evidence¶

Alexander Mayer 2014¶

Alexander Mayer, MDRC. (2014). Performance-Based Scholarships: Replication at Six Sites Using Randomized Controlled Trials. SREE Spring 2014 Conference Abstract. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED562816

q4 · i? · causal · r2

Randomized controlled trials across six sites measuring registration from transcript and Clearinghouse data; the abstract states that in the remainder of sites "there are no statistically significant impacts on registration in the second semester."

"Have mixed impacts on the proportion of students who registered for college in the second semester of the program . In two states, there are small impacts on second -semester registration (4.6 percentage points in Arizona and 3.8 percentage points in California)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In the longest-follow-up site (Ohio), performance-based scholarships raised degree attainment by about 3.5 percentage points — related
• Performance-based scholarships increased the proportion of students meeting the incentivized academic benchmark at all sites except New York — related
• Performance-based scholarships increased first-year credits earned at most sites, but not in Florida or New Mexico — related