Online tutoring works: experimental evidence from a program with vulnerable children

Lucas Gortazar, Claudia Hupkau and Antonio Roldan-Mones

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Abstract: We provide evidence from a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a novel, 100-percent online math tutoring program, targeted at secondary school students from highly disadvantaged neighborhoods. The intensive, eight-week-long program was delivered by qualified math teachers in groups of two students during after-school hours. The intervention significantly increased standardized test scores (+0.26 SD) and end-of-year math grades (+0.48 SD), while reducing the probability of repeating the school year. The intervention also raised aspirations, as well as self-reported effort at school.

Keywords: schools; online tutoring; mentoring; RCT; mathematics; child outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 H75 I20 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 pages
Date: 2023-03-22
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