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Does peer ability affect student achievement?
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Kain, John F.; Markman, Jacob M.; … - In: Journal of applied econometrics 18 (2003) 5, pp. 527-544
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Improving non-academic student outcomes using online and text-message coaching
Oreopoulos, Philip; Petronijevic, Uros; Logel, Christine; … - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 171 (2020), pp. 342-360
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012288039
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Early parenting interventions to foster human capital in developing countries
Emmers, Dorien; Caro, Juan Carlos; Rozelle, Scott; … - In: Annual review of resource economics 14 (2022), pp. 169-192
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013460830
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When opportunity knocks, who answers? : new evidence on college achievement awards
Angrist, Joshua D.; Oreopoulos, Philip; Williams, Tyler - 2010
"We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian … 70 for second-year students, but there was no significant effect on overall GPA. Results are somewhat stronger for a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008808345
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When opportunity knocks, who answers? : new evidence on college achievement awards
Angrist, Joshua D.; Oreopoulos, Philip; Williams, Tyler - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 49 (2014) 3, pp. 572-610
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010409892
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When Opportunity Knocks, Who Answers? New Evidence on College Achievement Awards
Angrist, Joshua D. - 2010
We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian … 70 for second-year students, but there was no significant effect on overall GPA. Results are somewhat stronger for a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134842
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When Opportunity Knocks, Who Answers? New Evidence on College Achievement Awards
Angrist, Joshua - 2010
We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian … 70 for second-year students, but there was no significant effect on overall GPA. Results are somewhat stronger for a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462013
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What limits college success? : a review and further analysis of Holzer and Baum's 'Making College Work'
Oreopoulos, Philip - 2019
Holzer and Baum's recent book, 'Making College Work: Pathways to Success for Disadvantaged Students,' provides an … the underlying lack of preparedness and motivation of college students. I argue that making mandatory some existing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012058310
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The Effects of Comprehensive Educator Evaluation and Pay Reform on Achievement
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Luo, Jin; Morgan, Andrew J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
A fundamental question for education policy is whether outcomes-based accountability including comprehensive educator evaluations and a closer relationship between effectiveness and compensation improves the quality of instruction and raises achievement. We use synthetic control methods to study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014247993
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Improving reading skills by encouraging children to read : a randomized evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra; Kumler, Todd J.; Linden, Leigh L. - 2011
We evaluate a program that aims to improve children's reading skills by providing classes with age-appropriate reading … material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read-a-thon. During the read-a-thon, the program significantly … increases the propensity of children to read, causing 20 percent more children to have read a book in the last week at school …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310190