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Skipping Class in College and Exam Performance: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Classroom Experiment
- Source :
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Economics of Education Review . Aug 2010 29(4):566-575. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- In this paper we estimate the effect of class attendance on exam performance by implementing a policy in three large economics classes that required students scoring below the median on the midterm exam to attend class. This policy generated a large discontinuity in the rate of post-midterm attendance at the median of the midterm score. We estimate that near the policy threshold, the post-midterm attendance rate was 36 percentage points higher for those students facing compulsory attendance. The discontinuous attendance policy is also associated with a significant difference in performance on the final exam. We estimate that a 10 percentage point increase in a student's overall attendance rate results in a 0.17 standard deviation increase in the final exam score without adversely affecting performance on other classes taken concurrently. (Contains 4 figures and 4 tables.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0272-7757
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Economics of Education Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ884667
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.09.004