A UV essay in the final unit of the course promotes enrollment in the second biology course, especially for high-performing students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In the fully crossed model, the third-essay UV condition had a positive main effect on continuation (Wald = 4.38, B = .25, p = .036), qualified by a third-essay × prior GPA interaction (Wald = 4.48, B = .23, p = .034). → Canning 2018

Evidence¶

Canning 2018¶

Canning, E. A., Harackiewicz, J. M., Priniski, S. J., Hecht, C. A., Tibbetts, Y., & Hyde, J. S. (2018). Improving Performance and Retention in Introductory Biology with a Utility-Value Intervention. Journal of educational psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000244

q3 · i? · causal · r3

Logistic regression within the fully crossed 2×2×2 design on continuation to the second course (N = 577). The article reports the third-essay main effect and a significant interaction with prior GPA suggesting late UV "was most effective for promoting enrollment for high-performing students"; no standardized effect size is printed.

"There was a positive main effect of UV condition for the third essay, Wald = 4.38, B = .25, p = .036, indicating that students who wrote a UV essay in the final unit of the course were more likely to enroll in the second biology course than students who wrote a control essay in the final unit of course."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Biology course grade partially mediates the UV intervention's effects on course continuation and STEM major persistence — a broader claim this one bears on
• UV dosage shows a nonmonotonic pattern: one or three UV essays outperform two for grades and continuation — related
• A utility-value writing intervention increases continuation to the second course of the biology sequence — a broader claim this one bears on
• Timing of a single UV essay is moderated by prior performance: early UV essays help low performers, late UV essays help high performers — related