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Evaluation of a Summer Bridge Program Using Multivariate Matching
2015 PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE, pp 175-178
01 Jan 2015
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Abstract
Summer academic bridge programs often play a dual role of supporting students' academic and social integration in the transition from high school to college. Assessment of the impact of such programs tends to rely on self-reported student surveys and institutional records and often does not control for self-selection effects. Using multivariate-matching methods, this study examines the effect of a summer bridge engineering program on subsequent academic performance such as cumulative GPA. Controlling for selection effects, the analysis accounts for pre-college academic and demographic covariates and creates a matched control and treatment group. Within this well-controlled framework, we find no impact on an academic outcome, which resonates with other research findings. Viewed through the lens of Nora's student engagement model, we discuss social integration outcomes which can potentially assess indirect programmatic effects such as participation in a Learning Assistant Program and enrollment in reformed STEM classes.
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- Title
- Evaluation of a Summer Bridge Program Using Multivariate Matching
- Creators
- Hagit Kornreich-Leshem - STEMEric Brewe - Florida International UniversityZahra Hazari - Florida International UniversityMasoud Milani - Florida International UniversityGeoff Potvin - Florida International UniversityLaird Kramer - Florida International University
- Contributors
- A D Churukian (Editor)D L Jones (Editor)L Ding (Editor)
- Publication Details
- 2015 PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE, pp 175-178
- Series
- Physics Education Research Conference
- Publisher
- Amer Assoc Physics Teachers
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000375147300041
- Other Identifier
- 991021877487604721
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- Education, Scientific Disciplines
- Physics, Multidisciplinary