Because a significant portion of U.S. students lacks critical mathematic skills, schools across the country are … skills and tests designed specifically to target pre- algebra and algebra skills. We find that students randomly assigned to … computer-aided instruction score at least 0.17 of a standard deviation higher on a pre- algebra/algebra test than students …

benchmarks induced students to devote more time to educational activities and to increase the quality of effort toward, and … engagement with, their studies; students also allocated less time to other activities such as work and leisure. While the … incentives did not generate impacts after eligibility had ended, they also did not decrease students' inherent interest or …

We evaluate the effect of performance-based scholarship programs for postsecondary students on student time use and … effort and whether these effects are different for students we hypothesize may be more or less responsive to incentives. To … do so, we administered a time-use survey as part of a randomized experiment in which community college students in New …

We evaluate the effect of performance-based incentive programs on educational outcomes for community college students … group students completed nearly 40 percent more credits. We find little evidence that program eligibility changed types of …