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Trial Status
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in_development
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on_going
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Abstract
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This study examines the impact of attending two years of kindergarten on child development and primary-school performance. We offer scholarships to attend a Hippocampus Learning Centre private kindergarten to random subset of low-socioeconomic-status children and measure outcomes at baseline, after two years, and after three years.
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This study examines the impact of attending two years of kindergarten on child development and primary-school performance. We offer scholarships to attend a Hippocampus Learning Centre private kindergarten to random subset of low-socioeconomic-status children and measure outcomes at baseline, after two years, and after three years.
We also present the results of this experiment to parents residing in villages where Hippocampus operates to study what relative value they place on different types of skills.
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Last Published
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December 14, 2022 05:03 PM
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April 20, 2023 08:28 PM
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Intervention (Public)
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The intervention is a scholarship program that pays for the majority of a child's schools fees and materials for two years of kindergarten (lower kindergarten and upper kindergarten) at the local Hippocampus Learning Centres pre-primary school.
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The intervention is a scholarship program that pays for the majority of a child's schools fees and materials for two years of kindergarten (lower kindergarten and upper kindergarten) at the local Hippocampus Learning Centres pre-primary school.
We will also present these results to parents residing in villages where Hippocampus operates using videos that either present information about the effect on "higher-order" or "memorizable" skills.
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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Primary outcome: Child development as measured via tests administered to children
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Primary outcome (main experiment): Child development as measured via tests administered to children
Primary outcome (beliefs experiment): Attendance at local Hippocampus "open house"
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Primary Outcomes (Explanation)
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We are administering subtests of several standard child cognitive and non-cognitive tests. Our main outcome will be the simple average of z-scores for the 19 subtests. The z-scores will be constructed by normalizing the control group score for each subtest to have a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1.
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Main experiment: We are administering subtests of several standard child cognitive and non-cognitive tests. Our main outcome will be the simple average of z-scores for the 19 subtests. The z-scores will be constructed by normalizing the control group score for each subtest to have a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1.
Beliefs experiment: We will measure whether households attend an "open house" at their local Hippocampus.
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Experimental Design (Public)
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In each of about 60 villages, children whose families are below a financial-need threshold will be eligible for a two-year scholarship to attend two years of kindergarten at the village Hippocampus Learning Centre. We will randomly give scholarships to half of the eligible students. The scholarship lottery generates randomized variation in attending Hippocampus Learning Centres, and also any kindergarten at all.
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Main experiment: In each of about 60 villages, children whose families are below a financial-need threshold will be eligible for a two-year scholarship to attend two years of kindergarten at the village Hippocampus Learning Centre. We will randomly give scholarships to half of the eligible students. The scholarship lottery generates randomized variation in attending Hippocampus Learning Centres, and also any kindergarten at all.
Beliefs experiment: We will also present these results to parents residing in villages where Hippocampus operates using videos that either present information about the effect on "higher-order" or "memorizable" skills.
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Randomization Method
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Randomization done in office by a computer, stratified by Hippocampus centre (i.e., village)
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Main experiment: Randomization done in office by a computer, stratified by Hippocampus centre (i.e., village)
Beliefs experiment: Randomization done by SurveyCTO
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Randomization Unit
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Student
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Main experiment: Student
Beliefs experiment: Individual
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Planned Number of Clusters
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about 800 students
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Main experiment: about 800 students
Beliefs experiment: all parents residing in villages where Hippocampus is operating with children between the ages of 3.5 and 5.5 who have not yet committed to a pre-primary education choice.
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Planned Number of Observations
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about 800 students
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Main experiment: about 800 students
Beliefs experiment: all parents residing in villages where Hippocampus is operating with children between the ages of 3.5 and 5.5 who have not yet committed to a pre-primary education choice.
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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400 students in control group, 400 students offered scholarship (treatment group)
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Main experiment: 400 students in control group, 400 students offered scholarship (treatment group)
Beliefs experiment: 1/3 receiving a video with no information about the experiment, 1/3 receiving a video with information about impact on "higher order" skills and 1/3 receiving a video with information about impact on "memorizable" skills.
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