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Autor/inn/en | Butcher, Kristin F.; McEwan, Patrick J.; Weerapana, Akila |
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Institution | National Bureau of Economic Research |
Titel | Making the (Letter) Grade. The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses. |
Quelle | Cambridge, Mass: National Bureau of Economic Research (2022)
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Reihe | NBER working paper series. w30798 |
Beigaben | Illustrationen |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | online; Monographie; Graue Literatur |
DOI | 10.3386/w30798 |
Schlagwörter | Bildungsverhalten; Studium; Hochschule; Anreiz; Arbeitspapier; Student; USA |
Abstract | In Fall 2014, Wellesley College began mandating pass/fail grading for courses taken by first-year, first-semester students, although instructors continued to record letter grades. We identify the causal effect of the policy on course choice and performance, using a regression-discontinuity-in-time design. Students shifted to lower-grading STEM courses in the first semester, but did not increase their engagement with STEM in later semesters. Letter grades of first-semester students declined by 0.13 grade points, or 23% of a standard deviation. We evaluate causal channels of the grade effect--including sorting into lower-grading STEM courses and declining instructional quality--and conclude that the effect is consistent with declining student effort. |
Erfasst von | ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel |
Update | 2024/1 |