Behavioral choices regarding extent of study effort Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Half of a cohort of undergraduate students within a single university department will be randomly assigned to a treatment group, the other half will form the control group. The treatment group will be
Sponsors
University of Warwick
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Full-time undergraduate students in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick 2. All full-time students are aged 17 or over. There is no upper limit, though in practice almost all students are below the age of 30
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Records of attendance in seminars, submission of coursework, and attendance at tests 2. Marks obtained in all forms of coursework throughout the academic year and in end-of-year examinations (in each year of study) Measures of student academic performance will be taken continuously through the academic year as students’ marks on coursework (essays, test and problem sets) are marked and at the end of the academic year when students’ end of module examination marks are confirmed. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Engagement in studies, such as meeting contact points 2. Engagement in the life of the department, such as volunteering as student ambassadors Measures of student engagement in their studies will be taken at the end of each of the three study terms based on monitoring points of attendance in seminar meetings, personal tutor meetings, examinations and tests and submission of module evaluations. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed