TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Martins, Pedro S.
        TI  - (How) Do Non-Cognitive Skills Programs Improve Adolescent School Achievement? Experimental Evidence
        PY  - 2017/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 10950
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10950
        AB  - Non-cognitive skills programs may be an important policy option to improve the academic outcomes of adolescents. In this paper, we evaluate experimentally the EPIS program, which is based on bi-weekly individual or small-group non-cognitive mediation short meetings with low-performing students. Our RCT estimates, covering nearly 3,000 7th and 8th-grade students across over 50 schools and a period of two years, indicate that the program increases the probability of progression by 11% to 22%. The effects are stronger amongst older students, girls, and in language subjects (compared to maths).
        KW  - student achievement
KW  - non-cognitive skills
KW  - RCT
KW  - gender
        ER  -