Data and code for: Metacognitive Awareness and Academic Performance

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jarod Apperson, Kipp Atlanta Schools; A. Nayena Blankson, Spelman College; Francesina Jackson, Spelman College; Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College; Bruce Wade, Spelman College (Deceased); Jimmeka Guillory Wright, Spelman College

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Project Citation:

Apperson, Jarod, Blankson, A. Nayena, Jackson, Francesina, Viceisza, Angelino, Wade, Bruce, and Wright, Jimmeka Guillory. Data and code for: Metacognitive Awareness and Academic Performance. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-04-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/E215141V1

Project Description

Summary: In this study, we assessed whether cognitive strategy instruction has the potential to improve student performance in college. We conducted two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in a mandatory, year-long, first-year, reading/writing-intensive course at Spelman College, a private historically Black institution for women. The RCTs were implemented during three academic years/cohorts. RCT 1 was conducted during cohorts 1-2 while RCT 2 was conducted during cohort 3. This dataset contains the variables to replicate our analysis. They come from surveys administered to students and faculty as well as administrative data from the registrar's office.

Funding Sources: United States Department of Education (First in the World Program, announced on September 21, 2015)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Education; Behavioral; Field Experiment; Randomized Controlled Trial; Metacognition; College Outcomes

JEL Classification:
      C93 Field Experiments
      D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
      I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions

Geographic Coverage: USA

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