Short- and long-run effects of early grades
Does early grading affect educational choices? To answer the question, I exploit the staggeredimplementation of a reform which postponed grade assignment in Swedish compulsoryschool. I identify short- and long-term effects of early grading, for students with differentacademic ability and socioeconom...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2019
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總結: | Does early grading affect educational choices? To answer the question, I exploit the staggeredimplementation of a reform which postponed grade assignment in Swedish compulsoryschool. I identify short- and long-term effects of early grading, for students with differentacademic ability and socioeconomic status (SES). When graded early on, high-ability students(especially if high-SES) perform better, and are more likely to choose academic coursesduring compulsory school. Low-ability students react in the opposite way, in particular iflow-SES. While high school attainment increases for high-ability low-SES students, collegeattainment decreases for low-ability low-SES students. None of these effects carry over tothe labor market. This suggests that early grades improve the match between early educationchoices and academic ability, reduce over-investment in education, but exacerbateeducational inequality. I find no evidence of demotivating effects for low-ability students,a plausible mechanism through which grades could affect education choices, and the mainmotivation behind the grading reform. Theoretically, I show that short-term effects are inline with the predictions of a model where students learn about their ability from SES andgrades. |
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