The WWC rated Talent Search as having potentially positive effects on completing school, capped below positive because both studies were quasi-experimental¶
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q2 i? Talent Search received the WWC rating of potentially positive effects: two studies showed statistically significant positive effects on completing school with no contrary evidence, but no study met standards for a strong design. → 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 intervention rating for the completing school domain (Appendix A4). Criterion 1 for potentially positive effects was met by "two studies of Talent Search that demonstrated statistically significant positive effects"; the stronger positive-effects rating failed because no study met evidence standards for a strong design.
"It did not meet the criteria for positive effects because both Talent Search studies involved quasi-experimental designs."
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Related Claims¶
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- 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
- Across the two qualifying studies, Talent Search shows an average improvement index of +17 percentile points on completing school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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The WWC rated Talent Search as having potentially positive effects on completing school, capped below positive because both studies were quasi-experimental |
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The WWC rated Talent Search as having potentially positive effects on completing school, capped below positive because both studies were quasi-experimental |
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