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This paper presents the first experimental evidence on the effects of live versus internet media of instruction. Students in a large introductory microeconomics course at a major research university were randomly assigned to live lectures versus watching these same lectures in an internet...
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We conduct a large scale RCT to investigate peer effects in computer assisted learning (CAL). Identification of peer … which peer effects unambiguously help weak students catch up with the rest of the class without imposing any learning cost …
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distractors that may tamper with the learning process. This paper presents results from a randomized controlled trial in which … make a significant difference in student learning. We additionally conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis, which … substitution by laptops may be a cost-effective manner to provide classroom learning content …
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In recent years, there has been widespread excitement around the potential for technology to transform learning. As … technologies from which to choose—from digital personalized learning platforms to educational games to online courses. Amidst the … technology: (1) access to technology, (2) computer-assisted learning, (3) technology-enabled behavioral interventions in …
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.39 and 0.23 standard deviations, respectively, after four years. We also identify important gender learning gaps with boys …
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who did not. Our findings suggest that reducing fetal IDD has significant benefits for child cognition: Protection from … illness, suggesting that IOC improves schooling through its effect on cognition rather than its effect on health. However … and suggest a potentially important role of variation in rates of learning disability in explaining cross-country growth …
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Young children in poor communities are spending more hours in non-parental care due to policy reforms and expansion of early childhood programs. Studies show positive effects of high-quality center-based care on children's cognitive growth. Yet we know little about the effects of center care...
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A large body of literature suggests that the first years of life are critical for long-term economic, health and social outcomes. However, the effect of public programs on early life skills formation is largely unknown due to data limitations. In this paper we use novel data from a large...
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constraints may impede experimentation, and thus limit learning about the profitability of alternative firm sizes. The model shows …
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This paper asks whether elite colleges help students outside of historically advantaged groups reach top positions in the economy. I combine administrative data on income and leadership teams at publicly traded firms with a regression discontinuity design based on admissions rules at elite...
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