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Meta-Analysis of Program Effects | ||||||||||||
Outcomes measured | No. of effect sizes | Treatment N | Adjusted effect size(ES) and standard error(SE) | Unadjusted effect size (random effects model) | ||||||||
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ES | SE | Age | ES | p-value | ||||||||
Dropout Leaves school for any reason before completing school with a high school diploma. |
1 | 87 | -0.252 | 0.282 | 16 | -0.663 | 0.021 | |||||
Grade point average Non-standardized measure of student performance calculated across subjects. |
5 | 170 | 0.188 | 0.122 | 16 | 0.389 | 0.002 | |||||
Office discipline referrals Referrals of a student to an administrative office for disciplinary reasons. |
1 | 49 | -0.304 | 0.223 | 15 | -0.304 | 0.173 | |||||
School attendance Number or percentage of school days present in a given enrollment period. |
5 | 137 | 0.192 | 0.161 | 16 | 0.516 | 0.003 | |||||
Illicit drug use before end of high school Any use of illicit drugs by the end of high school, typically between ages 14 to 18. When possible, we exclude cannabis/marijuana use disorder from this outcome. |
1 | 30 | -0.166 | 0.542 | 18 | -0.436 | 0.426 |
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