Do college students benefit from placement into higher-achieving classes?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: de Roux, Nicolas; Riehl, Evan
• 署名单位: Universidad de los Andes (Colombia); Cornell University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104669
• 发表日期: 2022
• 关键词: College tracking; Academic preparation

摘要

We examine a unique admission system at a flagship Colombian university that tracked admitted students into high-and lower-ability classes in the same majors. In a regression discontinuity design, we find that marginal admits to the high-ability classes were less likely to pass their first-year courses, and less likely to earn a college degree in the long-run. These results suggest that college students may benefit when their academic preparation is high relative to that of their classmates, particularly at schools where there is a substantial risk of failing courses.(c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.