Garbagnatese FGC randomized controlled trial¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

An individual-level RCT, blocking on schools, in a social district of 7 cities in the province of Milan. Of 262 referred at-risk students, 131 were assigned to treatment (84 treated) and 131 to control. Randomization created equivalence on a large subset of observed variables; attrition rates were "negligible and balanced". Outcomes came from pre- and post-intervention questionnaires, school administrative data, and national standardized tests, with ITT and IV-based ATT estimates.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Pre-intervention measures used as covariates to gain statistical power, and blocking on schools

Constraints¶

Sample size was smaller than assumed in the original design due to only 262 referred students

Target Learners¶

6th and 7th graders experiencing school problems

Learning Goals¶

student wellbeing in school
educational performance

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Gianluca Argentin, Gian Paolo Barbetta, Francesca Maci. (2016). Increasing parental involvement to promote dropout prevention. Lessons from an RCT in Italian lower secondary schools. SREE Spring 2016 Conference. https://www.sree.org/

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`title`	`Garbagnatese FGC randomized controlled trial`
`description`	`An individual-level RCT, blocking on schools, in a social district of 7 cities in the province of Milan.`
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