ERIC Number: ED629721
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 57
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ISSN: ISSN-2042-2695
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Online Tutoring Works: Experimental Evidence from a Program with Vulnerable Children. Discussion Paper No. 1908
Gortazar, Lucas; Hupkau, Claudia; Roldán, Antonio
Centre for Economic Performance
We provide evidence from a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a novel, 100-percent online math tutoring program, targeted at secondary school students from highly disadvantaged neighborhoods. The intensive, eight-week-long program was delivered by qualified math teachers in groups of two students during after-school hours. The intervention significantly increased standardized test scores (+0.26 SD) and end-of-year math grades (+0.48 SD), while reducing the probability of repeating the school year. The intervention also raised aspirations, as well as self-reported effort at school.
Descriptors: Tutoring, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Learning, At Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students, Disadvantaged Environment, Scores, Standardized Tests, Grades (Scholastic), Grade Repetition, Aspiration, Student Motivation, Intention, Evidence, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Identifiers - Location: Spain
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