Relative Performance Feedback in Education
Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 9715431 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Loretti Dobrescu (0000-0003-4533-9561, UNSW Sydney, autor de correspondencia), L I Dobrescu (UNSW Sydney), Marco Faravelli (0000-0001-9646-9126, The University of Queensland), Rigissa Megalokonomou (0000-0002-5687-671X, The University of Queensland), Alberto Motta (UNSW Sydney) |
| Año | 2021 |
| Volumen | 131 |
| Número | 640 |
| Páginas | 3145-3181 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2021-11-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Editorial | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueab043 |
| OpenAlex | W3161685985 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 7 |
| Referencias citadas | 49 |
In a one-year randomised controlled trial involving thousands of university students, we provide real-time private feedback on relative performance in a semester-long online assignment. Within this set-up, our experimental design cleanly identifies the behavioural response to rank incentives (i.e., incentives stemming from an inherent preference for high rank). We find that rank incentives boost performance in the related course assignment, but also the average course exams grade by 0.21 SDs. These beneficial effects remain sizeable across all quantiles and extend beyond the intervention period. Furthermore, rank feedback stimulates social learning, i.e., rank incentives make students engage more in peer interactions
Combinatorics · Econometrics · Economics · Incentive · Microeconomics · Preference · Quantile · Rank (graph theory · Set (abstract data type · Computer Science · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology
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| Obras citantes distintas | 7 |
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| Citas por año | 1,75 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 7 |