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Cellini, Stephanie Riegg; Grueso, Hernando – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021
We draw on administrative data from the country of Colombia to assess differences in student learning in online and traditional on-campus college programs. The Colombian context is uniquely suited to study this topic, as students take a compulsory exit examination at the end of their studies. We can therefore directly compare performance on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Conventional Instruction
Maria Marta Ferreyra; Carlos Garriga; Juan David Martin-Ocampo; Angelica Maria Sanchez-Diaz – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Despite the growing popularity of free college proposals, countries with higher college subsidies tend to have higher enrollment rates but not higher graduation rates. To capture this evidence and evaluate potential free college policies, we rely on a dynamic model of college enrollment, performance, and graduation estimated using rich…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Paying for College, Higher Education, College Enrollment
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Holmes, N. G.; Olsen, Jack; Thomas, James L.; Wieman, Carl E. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
Instructional labs are widely seen as a unique, albeit expensive, way to teach scientific content. We measured the effectiveness of introductory lab courses at achieving this educational goal across nine different lab courses at three very different institutions. These institutions and courses encompassed a broad range of student populations and…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Science Laboratories, Curriculum Enrichment, Introductory Courses
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Mathai, Elizabeth; Olsen, Darlene – PRIMUS, 2013
A comparison of the performance on the final exam for subpopulations of students in College Algebra was used to assess the effectiveness of online homework. Data was collected for two small groups of students, one with traditional paper homework and the other with online homework. The groups of students were further classified by incoming skill…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Algebra, Homework, Online Courses
Castellano, Marisa; Sundell, Kirsten E.; Overman, Laura T.; Richardson, George B.; Stone, James R., III – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2014
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between participation in federally mandated college and career-preparatory programs--known as programs of study (POS)--and high school achievement outcomes. POS are an organized approach to college and career readiness that offer an aligned sequence of courses spanning secondary and…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Career Readiness, Programs, College Readiness
Greenberg, Julie; Jacobs, Sandi – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2009
Improving teacher effectiveness is high on the list of most education reformers in Colorado, as it is nationally. Effective teaching in the elementary years is of vital importance to ensure not only that children master fundamental skills, but that performance gaps narrow rather than widen beyond repair. Disadvantaged students can catch up…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Effectiveness