Skipping class in college and exam performance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity classroom experiment |
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| Authors: | Carlos Dobkin Ricard Gil Justin Marion |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, Box 133, Konstanz 78457, Germany;2. Harvard Graduate School of Education, 6 Appian Way, Gutman 454, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;3. Boston University, School of Education, 2 Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215, USA;1. IRVAPP, Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies, Via Santa Croce, 77, 38122 Trento, Italy;2. Research Division of Cambridge Assessment, University of Cambridge, 1 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1GG, England;1. W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University & CEP;2. Department of Economics, Goucher College, United States |
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| Abstract: | In this paper we estimate the effect of class attendance on exam performance by implementing a policy in three large economics classes that required students scoring below the median on the midterm exam to attend class. This policy generated a large discontinuity in the rate of post-midterm attendance at the median of the midterm score. We estimate that near the policy threshold, the post-midterm attendance rate was 36 percentage points higher for those students facing compulsory attendance. The discontinuous attendance policy is also associated with a significant difference in performance on the final exam. We estimate that a 10 percentage point increase in a student's overall attendance rate results in a 0.17 standard deviation increase in the final exam score without adversely affecting performance on other classes taken concurrently. |
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