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Direct linkDebbie L. Hahs-Vaughn; Christine Depies DeStefano; Christopher D. Charles; Mary Little – American Journal of Evaluation, 2025
Randomized experiments are a strong design for establishing impact evidence because the random assignment mechanism theoretically allows confidence in attributing group differences to the intervention. Growth of randomized experiments within educational studies has been widely documented. However, randomized experiments within education have…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Problems, Educational Policy
Download full textBeverly L. Kahn – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2024
The Research-Aligned Mentorship (RAM) program at Farmingdale State College is changing the trajectories of racial minority students, students of low socioeconomic status, and first-generation undergraduate students. This article reviews the RAM program from 2016 through 2022. During that period, Farmingdale welcomed seven cohorts of RAM Scholars,…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Minority Group Students, First Generation College Students, Mentors
Experimental Estimates of College Coaching on Postsecondary Re-Enrollment. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-746
Lesley J. Turner; Oded Gurantz – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
College attendance has increased significantly over the last few decades, but dropout rates remain high, with fewer than half of all adults ultimately obtaining a postsecondary credential. This project investigates whether one-on-one college coaching improves college attendance and completion outcomes for former low- and middle-income income state…
Descriptors: College Students, Coaching (Performance), Attendance, Alumni
Mark A. Elliott; Allan McGroarty; David J. Robertson – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background: A volitional help sheet (VHS) is an intervention for promoting implementation intentions. This study was the first to test the effectiveness of a VHS for increasing university students' lecture attendance. Aims: To develop a VHS to increase university students' lecture attendance and test its effectiveness at increasing the proportion…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Randomized Controlled Trials
Catherine Mata; Katharine Meyer; Lindsay Page – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This article examines the risk of crossover contamination in individual-level randomization, a common concern in experimental research, in the context of a large-enrollment college course. While individual-level randomization is more efficient for assessing program effectiveness, it also increases the potential for control group students to cross…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Large Group Instruction
Ndubuisi Friday Ugwu; Raphael Ezamenyi Ochiaka; Ugochukwu Simeon Asogwa; Adewumi Segun Igbinlade; Kamorudeen Taiwo Sanni; Toyin Segun Onayinka; Obinna Iroegbu; Michael Olayinka Irewole; Jacob Kehinde Opele; Abiodun Oyetunde Oloyede; Ndidi Christiana Ibenyenwa; Oladipo Adeyeye Olubodun – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2025
Objective: Our study aimed to compare the efficacy of artificial intelligence (AI)-based immersive training with human-led workshops to improve the English language skills of non-English early career researchers (NEECRs) in a Nigerian public university. Methods: Our study employed a randomized pretest/posttest control group design. A total of 124…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Workshops, Researchers
Douglas N. Harris; Jonathan Mills – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
We provide evidence about college financial aid from an eight-year randomized trial where high school ninth graders received a $12,000 merit-based grant offer. The program was designed to be free of tuition/fees at community colleges and substantially lower the cost of four-year colleges. During high school, it increased students' college…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, High School Students, Grade 9, Merit Scholarships
