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ERIC Number: EJ889245
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 49
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-166X
EISSN: N/A
A Little Now for a Lot Later: A Look at a Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program
Jackson, C. Kirabo
Journal of Human Resources, v45 n3 p591-639 Sum 2010
I analyze a program implemented in Texas schools serving underprivileged populations that pays both students and teachers for passing grades on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, I find that program adoption is associated with increased AP course and exam taking, increases in the number of students with high SAT/ACT scores, and increases in college matriculation. The rewards don't appear to distort behaviors in undesirable ways, and I present evidence that teachers and students were not simply maximizing rewards. Guidance counselors credit the improvements to greater AP access, changes in social norms towards APs, and better student information. (Contains 11 tables, 3 figures, 33 footnotes, and 3 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 11; Grade 12
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations
IES Cited: ED501886; ED506465; ED561144