caa a22 4500 445327073 CHVBK 20180317142724.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11162-010-9188-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11162-010-9188-x Using Instrumental Variables to Account for Selection Effects in Research on First-Year Programs [Elektronische Daten] [Gary Pike, Michele Hansen, Ching-Hui Lin] The widespread popularity of programs for first-year students is due, in large part, to studies showing that participation in first-year programs is significantly related to students' academic success. Because students choose to participate in first-year programs, self-selection effects prevent researchers from making causal claims about the outcomes of those programs. The present research examined the effects on first-semester grades of students participating in themed learning communities at a research university in the Midwest. Results indicated that membership in themed learning communities was positively associated with higher grade point averages, even after controlling for entering ability, application date, gender, and first-generation/low-income status. However, when instrumental variables were introduced to account for self-selection, the effects of themed learning communities on grades were not statistically significant. The results have implications for campus leaders and assessment practitioners who are working to develop methods for understanding the effects of programs designed to enhance the undergraduate educational experiences on their campuses. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 First-year programs nationallicence Self selection nationallicence Grades nationallicence Instrumental variables nationallicence Learning communities nationallicence Pike Gary Information Management & Institutional Research, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis, 355 N. Lansing St., AO127, 46202, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut Hansen Michele Information Management & Institutional Research, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis, 355 N. Lansing St., AO127, 46202, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut Lin Ching-Hui Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA aut Research in Higher Education Springer Netherlands 52/2(2011-03-01), 194-214 0361-0365 52:2<194 2011 52 11162 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-010-9188-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-010-9188-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pike Gary Information Management & Institutional Research, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis, 355 N. Lansing St., AO127, 46202, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hansen Michele Information Management & Institutional Research, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis, 355 N. Lansing St., AO127, 46202, Indianapolis, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lin Ching-Hui Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Research in Higher Education Springer Netherlands 52/2(2011-03-01), 194-214 0361-0365 52:2<194 2011 52 11162 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer