An Evaluation of the Educational Impact of College Campus Visits: A Randomized Experiment

Autor/inn/en	Swanson, Elise; Kopotic, Katherine; Zamarro, Gema; Mills, Jonathan N.; Greene, Jay P.; W. Ritter, Gary
Titel	An Evaluation of the Educational Impact of College Campus Visits: A Randomized Experiment
Quelle	In: AERA Open, 7 (2021) 1, (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Swanson, Elise)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-8584
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Grade 8; Field Trips; Colleges; Access to Education; Program Evaluation; Rural Education; Intention; Postsecondary Education; College Preparation; Advanced Courses; Grade 9; Enrollment; Self Efficacy; Academic Persistence; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Exkursion; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Einschulung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	We study whether visits to a college campus during eighth grade affect students' interest in and preparation for college. Two cohorts of eighth graders were randomized within schools to a control condition, in which they received a college informational packet, or a treatment condition, in which they received the same information and visited a flagship university three times during an academic year. We estimate the effect of the visits on students' college knowledge, postsecondary intentions, college preparatory behaviors, academic engagement, and ninth-grade course enrollment. Treated students exhibit higher levels of college knowledge, efficacy, and grit, as well as a higher likelihood of conversing with school personnel about college. Additionally, treated students are more likely to enroll in advanced science/social science courses. We find mixed evidence on whether the visits increased students' diligence on classroom tasks and a negative impact on students' desire to attend technical school. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01