Practical college-access information may have been a key service Talent Search delivered¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The authors interpret their findings as suggesting that practical information, such as financial aid application guidance and campus orientation, may have been a key service Talent Search projects delivered. → Jill M. Constantine 2006

Evidence¶

Jill M. Constantine 2006¶

Jill M. Constantine, Neil S. Seftor, Emily Sama Martin, Tim Silva, David Myers. (2006). A Study of the Effect of Talent Search on Secondary and Postsecondary Outcomes in Florida, Indiana, and Texas. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/a-study-of-the-effect-of-talent-search-on-secondary-and-postsecondary-outcomes-in-florida-indiana-and-texas

q1 · i? · causal · r2

Authors' interpretation offered in the report summary, hedged with "may have been"; no component-level analysis or effect size is printed to isolate which services drove outcomes.

"Practical information—such as guidance on how to complete financial aid and admission applications and what a college campus looks and feels like—may have been one of the key services that Talent Search projects delivered."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Talent Search participants were more likely than matched comparison students to apply for federal financial aid — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Talent Search participants were more likely than comparison students to enroll in public postsecondary institutions — related
• The WWC rated Talent Search as having potentially positive effects on completing school, capped below positive because both studies were quasi-experimental — related
• Talent Search participants in Florida completed high school or GED at a significantly higher rate than matched comparison students (84% vs. 70%) — related
• Talent Search participants in Texas completed high school or GED at a significantly higher rate than matched comparison students (86% vs. 77%) — related