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Paper Title: Delayed Effects? An Examination of Long-Term Effects of the Broncos FIRST First-Year Experience
Session Title: Practices and Processes for Undergraduate Student Success (Table 9)
Paper Type: Roundtable Presentation
Presentation Date: 4/14/2023
Presentation Location: Chicago, IL
Descriptors: Experimental Design, Higher Education, Social Class
Methodology: Quantitative
Author(s): Dan Fitzpatrick, University of Michigan; Rachel L. Renbarger, FHI 360; Daniel A. Collier, University of Memphis; Andrea L. Beach, Western Michigan University
Unit: Division J - Postsecondary Education
Abstract: First-year experience courses are common in postsecondary education, but are rarely causally evaluated. Recent work raised the possibility of delayed positive effects -- students who showed no gains during FYE but improved grades later -- not using causal methods. We use an experimental-assignment FYE and longitudinal institutional outcome data to test whether delayed positive outcomes for FYE participants are a replicable finding. Results suggest that the experiment did not result in a higher likelihood of positive student outcomes, such as graduation. The full AERA paper will explore more outcomes and critical quantitative models.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/2009759