Talent Search participants in Texas completed high school or GED at a significantly higher rate than matched comparison students (86% vs. 77%)¶
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q2 i1 In the Texas quasi-experimental study, Talent Search participants earned a diploma or GED at a significantly higher rate (86%) than propensity-matched comparison students (77%), with an effect size of 0.37. → Talent Search 2006
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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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Quasi-experimental Texas study of 10 Talent Search projects: 4,027 participants propensity-matched on 18 characteristics to 30,842 nonparticipants from the same high schools; effective sample size 8,054 after weighting. Completion was "86% compared with 77%", effect size 0.37, statistically significant, improvement index +14.
"The Texas study indicated that Talent Search participants completed school at a significantly higher rate than comparison group students—86% compared with 77%."
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Related Claims¶
- Across the two qualifying studies, Talent Search shows an average improvement index of +17 percentile points on completing school — a broader claim this one bears on
- Talent Search participants in Florida completed high school or GED at a significantly higher rate than matched comparison students (84% vs. 70%) — related
- 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
- Practical college-access information may have been a key service Talent Search delivered — related
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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%) |
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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. |
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