This paper reports the results of a large randomized field experiment that investigates the extent to which nudges can … students’ perceived impact of teaching evaluations, (2) communicate a descriptive norm of high participation, and (3) use the … commitment-consistency principle by asking students to commit to participation. We find that none of the nudges were effective …

More than two of every five students who enrolled in college in 2007 failed to graduate by 2013. Peer tutoring services … offer one approach toward improving learning outcomes in higher education. We conducted a randomized controlled experiment … designed to increase take-up of university tutoring services. Brief, one-time messages increased tutoring take-up by 7 …