Early intervention in college classes and improved student outcomes |
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| Institution: | 1. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States;2. Boston College, Newton, MA, United States;1. DIW Berlin, Mohrenstrasse 58, 10117, Berlin, Germany;2. Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Labour Economics, Koenigsworther Platz 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany;3. Universität Hamburg, Esplanade 36, 20354, Hamburg, Germany;4. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Schaumburg-Lippe-Straße 5-9, 53113, Bonn, Germany;1. Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware and NBER, 419 Purnell Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USA;2. Department of Economics, Wellesley College, USA;3. Department of Economics, Reed College, USA;1. The Rockwool Foundation Research Unit, Ny Kongensgade 6, 1472 Copenhagen, Denmark;2. The Danish Center for Social Science Research, Herluf Trolles Gade 11, 1052 Copenhagen, Denmark;3. The Danish Evaluation Institute, Østbanegade 55, 3. sal, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark;1. Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States;2. NBER, Cambridge, MA, United States;3. IZA, Bonn, Germany;4. School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington DC, United States;5. Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States |
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| Abstract: | This research investigates the effectiveness of an early academic intervention in Principles of Economics courses at a large public university. After the end of the fourth week of classes, students who fell below a 70% threshold on a performance measure, or had an attendance rate below 75%, were referred to the university's Student Success Center for additional academic support. A referral consisted of students being informed of their status and being given optional assistance in course specific skills through tutoring, as well as training in general skills like time management and study skills. Using a regression discontinuity framework at the referral threshold, we find that the performance intervention improved student scores on common questions on the final exam by 6.5 to 7.5 percentage points for students at or near the performance threshold. The gains are particularly large for students who entered college with below average math placement scores. These results indicate that low-cost light-touch interventions may significantly affect student academic performance. |
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