Across the two qualifying studies, Talent Search shows an average improvement index of +17 percentile points on completing school¶

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q2 i2 The WWC computed a domain-average improvement index of +17 percentile points for completing school across the Texas and Florida studies, with a range of +14 to +19 and a domain-average effect size of 0.43. → Talent Search 2006

Evidence¶

Talent Search 2006¶

Talent Search. (2006). WWC Intervention Report. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. http://www.ed.gov/programs/triotalent/index.html

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WWC synthesis of the two qualifying quasi-experimental studies (Texas effect size 0.37, Florida 0.49; domain average 0.43 per Appendix A3). The improvement index "represents the difference between the percentile rank of the average student in the intervention condition versus the percentile rank of the average student in the comparison condition."

"The average improvement index for completing school is +17 percentile points across the two studies, with a range of +14 to +19 percentile points across the findings."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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