Estimated impacts of Roads to Success on student behaviors were mixed¶

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Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Estimated impacts on student behaviors were mixed. → Duncan Chaplin 2010

Evidence¶

Duncan Chaplin 2010¶

Duncan Chaplin, Martha Bleeker, Kevin Booker. (2010). Roads to Success: Estimated Impacts of an Education and Career Planning Program During Middle School. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/roads-to-success-estimated-impacts-of-an-education-and-career-planning-program-during-middle-school

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The report's summary states that for the Roads to Success evaluation of eighth graders in high-poverty rural schools, "Estimated impacts on student behaviors were mixed." No specific behavior outcomes or effect sizes are printed in the supplied text.

"Estimated impacts on student behaviors were mixed."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Exploratory analyses suggest Roads to Success increased confidence in choosing careers and understanding career success requirements — related
• Exploratory analyses suggest Roads to Success positively impacted eighth graders' talking to school staff about career and school plans — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Two years of Roads to Success exposure had no measurable effect on eighth graders' desire to learn job skills or their study and learning habits — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Roads to Success was evaluated as part of an associated project running 2007-2009 — related
• Funding cuts in 2008 ended the Roads to Success program and its evaluation in 2009 — related
• The Roads to Success evaluation used a treatment-control design with baseline comparison of groups — related