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Detailed Information

Country
Country: United States
GDP per capita
52.569
Context details
Public school students, 85% eligible for free or reduce-price lunch, from Oklahoma City
Age
Grades 6, 7
Implementation year
2010
Implementer
Researchers
Duration (months)
9
Cost
Total cost of implementation was approximately $369,365 - or $251.27 per student (excluding potentially billable hours of the advertising firm)
Intervention details
Students received a cell phone and daily informational text messages about the link between education and future outcomes
Evaluation design
Randomized evaluation
Cluster definition
Individual
Sample Outcome Test Source Table Observations Statistics on Effects
Grades 6, 7 Math Oklahoma Core Curriculum CRT 4 927 Coeff: -2.70; SE: 3.90; SD: 100.00
Grades 6, 7 Language Oklahoma Core Curriculum CRT 4 927 Coeff: 4.00; SE: 4.10; SD: 100.00