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Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Grading Incentives on Student Learning in Spain

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  • Joaquín Artés
  • Marta Rahona

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In this article, the authors aim to identify the causal effect of the use of graded problem sets on academic performance of Spanish students. The identification strategy relies on an experiment in which the authors exploit variation arising from observing the performance of nearly 300 students taking the same class during the same semester and with the same instructors. Academic performance is measured through a multiple choice final exam in which some questions are related to graded problem sets and others are related to non-graded problem sets given through the semester. After accounting for potential biases and selection concerns, the results show that graded problem sets increase test scores by eight percentage points, or close to a letter grade.

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  • Joaquín Artés & Marta Rahona, 2013. "Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Grading Incentives on Student Learning in Spain," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(1), pages 32-46, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jeduce:v:44:y:2013:i:1:p:32-46
    DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2013.740387
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    1. Kristin Butcher & Patrick J. McEwan & Akila Weerapana, 2024. "Making the (Letter) Grade: The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses," Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press, vol. 19(3), pages 385-408, Summer.
    2. Md.Abdulla Al Mamun, 2019. "Assessing the Gender Effects on Students’ Accounting Course Performance in Bangladesh: A case study of Bangladesh University of Business & Technology," Journal of Business, LAR Center Press, vol. 4(1), pages 1-8, January.
    3. Tisha L. N. Emerson & Linda K. English & KimMarie McGoldrick, 2018. "The High Costs of Large Enrollment Classes: Can Cooperative Learning Help?," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 44(3), pages 455-474, June.
    4. Dey, Ishita, 2018. "Class attendance and academic performance: A subgroup analysis," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 29-40.
    5. Pratobevera, Giuseppe, 2022. "Homework and finance students’ learning and achievement," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 46(PB).
    6. Sam Allgood & William B. Walstad & John J. Siegfried, 2015. "Research on Teaching Economics to Undergraduates," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 53(2), pages 285-325, June.

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