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Direct linkKristin Butcher; Patrick J. McEwan; Akila Weerapana – Education Finance and Policy, 2024
In fall 2014, Wellesley College began mandating pass/fail grading for courses taken by first year, first-semester students, although instructors continued to record letter grades. We identify the causal effect of the policy on course choice and performance, using a regression discontinuity-in-time design. Students shifted to lower-grading science,…
Descriptors: Pass Fail Grading, College Freshmen, Courses, Grades (Scholastic)
