How Do “High-Stakes” Grades Affect Student Behavior?
Grades, including evaluations by teachers, standardized test scores, and exam results, can affect student behavior for at least three reasons.
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Learning about Potential Earnings Changes Students’ Choice of College Major
An undergraduate’s choice of college major has enormous consequences for their economic future, but how well do they understand their
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The Kalamazoo Promise—Keeping Its Promise to Expand College Enrollment and Completion
More than 150 communities throughout the country have adopted place-based college scholarships, and several states now offer similar tuition-free programs
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Nonbinding Peer Reviews Can Improve Team Effort and Productivity
Working in teams presents many advantages, from knowledge sharing to technological complementarities, but also a major drawback—individuals may be tempted
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What Happens when Students Must Meet Academic Standards to Receive Need-Based Aid?
College students who receive need-based financial aid typically must meet minimum academic standards to stay eligible, and it’s not well
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Battling the Brain Drain—In-State College Enrollment Affects Future Residence
States subsidize public higher education with the goal of building an educated workforce. But college-educated workers can and often do
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Are Professors Worth It? Who Should Teach College Students in Their Small Group Classes?
Many universities offer tutorials, also called teaching-assistant sessions, discussion sections, or lab sessions, depending on where you live. These small
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Too many low-income college students don’t graduate, but a program that aims to address all challenges can help
One decade after high school completion, only 14 percent of low-income students in the United States have attained a bachelor’s
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For-Profit Colleges—Students Pay More, Get Less
As the U.S. Department of Education proposes rolling back the Gainful Employment rules regulating for-profit and vocational education programs, accurate
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Financial Aid Accelerates College Graduation
Financial aid can affect who goes to college. But how does financial aid affect students already in college who would
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