All pain and no gain
When goal setting leads to more effort but no gains in test scores
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 21506758 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Asad Islam (0000-0002-0928-0454, Monash University), Sungoh Kwon (0000-0001-5265-862X, Korea Institute of Public Finance), Eema Masood (World Bank), Nishith Prakash (0000-0001-8046-5593, Eastern University, autor de correspondencia), Shwetlena Sabarwal (0000-0003-4711-3507, World Bank), Deepak Saraswat (0000-0002-3939-6845) |
| Año | 2024 |
| Volumen | 103 |
| Páginas | 102594 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Economics of Education Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0272-7757 • E-ISSN: 1873-7382 |
| Editorial | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102594 |
| OpenAlex | W4403226625 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
| Referencias citadas | 51 |
We conducted an at-scale randomized control trial among 18,281 secondary students in Tanzania to examine the effects of self-set academic goals on students’ efforts and academic outcomes. We also tested the impact of combining goal setting with non-financial rewards. We found that goal-setting had a significant positive effect on self-reported student time use, study effort, and self-discipline, along with a positive but statistically insignificant impact on test performance. We also found that combining goal setting with recognition awards for achieving the goals did not demonstrate any complementary effects. Heterogeneity analysis suggested that goal-setting had a higher impact on test performance for students in the middle of the distribution of baseline learning levels. We also found that the impact of the treatment did not vary significantly across students’ gender, socioeconomic background, or type of chosen goals
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