Data and Code for "Student Performance, Peer Effects, and Friend Networks: Evidence from a Randomized Peer Intervention"

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jia Wu, Shandong University/Weihai Institute for Interdisciplinary Research; Junsen Zhang, Zhejiang University/Chinese University of HongKong; Chunchao Wang, Jinan University/Jinan University–University of Birmingham Joint Institute

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Project Citation: 

Wu, Jia, Zhang, Junsen, and Wang, Chunchao. Data and Code for “Student Performance, Peer Effects, and Friend Networks: Evidence from a Randomized Peer Intervention.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-01-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/E149262V2

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The data are from our own experiment. Collaborating with Lonoghui Educational Bureau, two rounds of surveys and three rounds of examinations were conducted. The baseline tests on Chinese and mathematics were conducted in June 2015. The midterm and final exams were conducted in November 2015 and February 2016, respectively. The baseline survey was conducted in September 2015, which was the beginning of a new semester. A follow-up survey with similar questions was conducted in February 2016 after the final exam. The non-cognitive skills of students were measured as well. The initial sample size is 2034, and the follow-up rate is 88.6%

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms education; school age children; cognitive skill; personality
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I20 Education and Research Institutions: General
      I21 Analysis of Education
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage China
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 6/2015 – 2/2016
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2/2016 – 3/2016
Universe:  View help for Universe Economics of education
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate 100%
Sampling:  View help for Sampling Among the students registered in the 36 classes, 2,034 students with baseline scores were collected.
Data Source:  View help for Data Source The data are from our own experiment.
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) cognitive assessment test; paper and pencil interview (PAPI)
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Student
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit county (Longhui)

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