The evidence base for summer bridge programs on postsecondary outcomes is small: only one of 31 eligible studies met WWC group design standards¶
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q2 i? Of 31 eligible studies of summer bridge programs, only one (Murphy et al., 2010) met WWC group design standards, and it did so only with reservations; the remaining 30 did not meet standards. → Summer Bridge Programs 2016
Evidence¶
Summer Bridge Programs 2016¶
Summer Bridge Programs. (2016). What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report, Supporting Postsecondary Success. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/661
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Systematic review conducted using the WWC Procedures and Standards Handbook, version 3.0. The review identified 31 eligible studies and an additional 106 studies that did not meet eligibility criteria; only the Murphy et al. quasi-experiment met group design standards, "with reservations".
"The WWC reviewed the 31 eligible studies against group design standards. One study (Murphy, Gaughan, Hume, & Moore, 2010) used a quasi-experimental design that meets WWC group design standards with reservations."
Discussion¶
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The evidence base for summer bridge programs on postsecondary outcomes is small: only one of 31 eligible studies met WWC group design standards |
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The evidence base for summer bridge programs on postsecondary outcomes is small: only one of 31 eligible studies met WWC group design standards |
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