This paper examines the relationship between course scheduling and student achievement, controlling for student and course characteristics. The literature in psychology recognizes that performance varies by time of day and that spacing learning out over time may foster greater longterm memory of...

This paper examines the relationship between course scheduling and student achievement, controlling for student and course characteristics. The literature in psychology recognizes that performance varies by time of day and that spacing out learning time may foster greater long-term memory of...

We examine how students that transfer credit for an introductory-level course from schools of varying quality perform in a subsequent intermediate-level course, holding constant many student characteristics. We measure college quality by the percent of students admitted, the faculty-student...

Eighteen states offer merit scholarships that require students to maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) to receive the funding. These GPA requirements have heightened concern over grade inflation. This paper measures how one merit-based scholarship affects grades and separates that effect...