cam a22 2 4500 528802283 CHVBK 20200107120845.0 cr ||||||||||| 180924s2018 xxu||||||---- 00 |eng-d (OCoLC)1057411526 (IDSSG)001019996 SzZuIDS HSG ger rda Oreopoulos Philip Verfasser aut Lack of Study Time is the Problem, but What is the Solution? Unsuccessful Attempts to Help Traditional and Online College Students Philip Oreopoulos, Richard W. Patterson, Uros Petronijevic, Nolan G. Pope Cambridge, MA National Bureau of Economic Research 2018 1 Online-Ressource Text txt rdacontent/ger Computermedien c rdamedia/ger Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier/ger NBER working paper series 25036 25036 (IDSSG)000043070 523018967 We evaluate two low-cost college support programs designed to directly target insufficient study time, a common characteristic among a large fraction of undergraduates. We conduct our experiment across three distinct college-types: (i) a selective urban college campus, (ii) a less-selective suburban college campus, and (iii) an online college, using a combination of unique survey and administrative data. More than 9,000 students were randomly assigned to complete an online planning exercise with information and guidance to create a weekly schedule containing sufficient study time and other obligations. Treated students also received weekly study tips, reminders, and coach consultations via text message throughout the academic year. Despite high levels of fidelity and initial participation, we estimate precise null effects on academic outcomes at each site, implying that the planning treatment was ineffective at improving student credit accumulation, course grades, and retention. We do find suggestive evidence, however, that the planning treatment marginally increased student study time. Taken together, the results suggest that, in addition to helping students stay organized, an effective intervention may need to provide stronger incentives or specific guidance on the tasks to complete while studying. Patterson Richard W. Verfasser aut Petronijevic Uros Verfasser aut Pope Nolan G. Verfasser aut http://www.nber.org/papers/w25036 Full text for the University of St. Gallen noalma ids I IDSSG 100 1- Oreopoulos Philip Verfasser aut IDSSG 490 0- NBER working paper series 25036 25036 (IDSSG)000043070 523018967 IDSSG 700 1- Patterson Richard W. Verfasser aut IDSSG 700 1- Petronijevic Uros Verfasser aut IDSSG 700 1- Pope Nolan G. Verfasser aut IDSSG 856 -- http://www.nber.org/papers/w25036 Full text for the University of St. Gallen BK020053 XK020053 XK020000 IDSSG HSG HSG ONL HONL001019996