We estimate the impact of district-level schooling mode (in-person versus hybrid or distance learning) on test scores …, but were significantly larger in districts with larger populations of students who are Black, Hispanic or eligible for …

problem-based pedagogy (IPP) on students' mathematics and science test scores. IPP creates active problem …-solving opportunities in settings that provide meaning to the child. Students learn by collaboratively solving real-life problems …, developing explanations, and communicating ideas. Using individual-level data on 17,006 students, the analysis finds that after …

. Students in a large introductory microeconomics course at a major research university were randomly assigned to live lectures … instruction. These results are particularly strong for Hispanic students, male students, and lower-achieving students. We also …

Mastery learning - the process by which students must demonstrate proficiency with a single topic before moving on - is … coaching in how to use Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) for helping students follow a customized roadmap of incremental … implement it into a classroom setting. This study evaluates a program to encourage greater mastery learning through technology …

as providing better information about the application of economics, exposing students to role models, and updating course …Economics is among the most popular undergraduate majors. However, even at the best research universities and liberal … arts colleges men outnumber women by two to one, and overall there are about 2.5 males to every female economics major. The …

introductory microeconomics between one semester in which students were randomly assigned into the formats and another semester … when students were allowed to choose their format. In each semester we offered the same course with the sections taught at … effect of format. Students in the compressed format of the randomized arm of the study scored -0.19 standard deviations less …

This paper is the first to explore the effects of school accountability systems on high-achieving students' long … basic skills apparently led to generally reduced performance by high-achieving students, while an accountability system … other technical subjects. Both types of systems are associated with increased "cramming" by students in college. The results …

outcomes, knowledge of the causal effect of the most fundamental input in the education production function - students' study … performance using an Instrumental Variable estimator. Our approach takes advantage of a unique natural experiment and is possible … because we have collected unique longitudinal data that provides detailed information about all aspects of this experiment …