Talent Search participants were more likely than matched comparison students to apply for federal financial aid¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In a quasi-experimental study across three states, Talent Search participants were more likely than comparison students to apply for federal financial aid. → 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

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Quasi-experimental study using administrative data with matched comparison groups in Florida, Indiana, and Texas. The report states Talent Search participants were "more likely than comparison students to apply for federal financial aid"; no effect size is printed.

"Based on administrative data and a quasi-experimental design to create matched comparison groups, researchers found that Talent Search participants were more likely than comparison students to apply for federal financial aid and enroll in public secondary institutions."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Practical college-access information may have been a key service Talent Search delivered — a broader claim this one bears on
• Talent Search participants were more likely than comparison students to enroll in public postsecondary institutions — 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
• The WWC rated Talent Search as having potentially positive effects on completing school, capped below positive because both studies were quasi-experimental — related
• Across the two qualifying studies, Talent Search shows an average improvement index of +17 percentile points on completing school — related
• Comparison-group students in the Bottom Line study accessed existing advising and nearly all applied to college and for financial aid — related
• Of six academic advising programs with studies meeting WWC standards, two (Talent Search and Sponsor-a-Scholar) improved college enrollment and four had no impact — a broader claim this one bears on
• Other types of federal financial aid did not fully make up for the decline in PLUS borrowing at HBCUs — related