Promoting Non-Cognitive Skills Through a Science and Technology Program in Chile (Chile Va)

Last registered on October 07, 2014
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Promoting Non-Cognitive Skills Through a Science and Technology Program in Chile (Chile Va)
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000237
Initial registration date
October 07, 2014

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First published
October 07, 2014, 3:25 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
Chile
Region
South America

Primary Investigator

Name
Francisco Gallego
Affiliation
PUC-Chile
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Dante Contreras
PI Affiliation
Universidad de Chile
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PI Name
Paula Bedregal
PI Affiliation
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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PI Name
Francisco Gallego
PI Affiliation
J-PAL, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2012-12-01
End date
2015-12-31
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
youth, personality traits, non-cognitive abilities, expectations, self-perception
JEL code(s)
I24, J24
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This work estimates the impact of Chile Va, a science youth camp that seeks to develop personality traits and non cognitive abilities among the youth. Students were randomly invited to participate of an intense one-week camp intending to promote social abilities and self-achievement, as well as motivation for science. The main objective is to determine whether this program can impact personality traits, non cognitive abilities, academic expectations, self-perception and the impact that this might have on life outcomes. In addition we are also interested on the impact on other margins such as the student's opinion about science and the likelihood of choosing a scientific career. Finally, we also consider the hypothesis of finding gender differential impacts.
External Link(s)
Summary on J-PAL website

Registration Citation

Citation
Bedregal, Paula et al. 2014. "Promoting Non-Cognitive Skills Through a Science and Technology Program in Chile (Chile Va)." AEA RCT Registry. October 07. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.237-1.0
Former Citation
Bedregal, Paula et al. 2014. "Promoting Non-Cognitive Skills Through a Science and Technology Program in Chile (Chile Va)." AEA RCT Registry. October 07. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/237/history/2852
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The intervention consists in being invited to the "Chile Va" program organized by the CNIC, dependent of the Ministry of Finance of Chile. "Chile Va" is a one-week intense program that invites students throughout Chile to attend a science camp. The main goal of the camp is to promote social abilities, non-cognitive abilities, self-achievement, as well as motivation for science. With that purpose, the following activities are developed:
i) recognized national scientific seminars, ii) visits to places where the science is applied or developed, iii) team-collaborative challenges, iv) presentations of entrepreneurs linked to science projects and v) spaces for individual and group reflection.
Intervention Start Date
2013-03-15
Intervention End Date
2013-10-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Impact over personality traits, non-cognitive and cognitive abilities, education, earnings, expectations, self-perception, students' interest in science and social networks.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Non-cognitive (survey): big-five personality (Caprara et al., 1993), self-stem (Rosenberg, 1965), leadership (Roets, 1997), resilience (Saaverdra and Castro, 2008)
Cognitive (administrative data): GPA and PSU (national university exam, expected)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Students apply to attend Chile Va. Then, a group of students are randomly selected to attend Chile Va.
Experimental Design Details
Junior high school students (17 years old) attending subsidized high schools are invited to apply to the Chile Va program. Once the students complete a correct application, a group of them is randomly selected to receive an invitation to participate in Chile Va. These students are defined as the treatment group and the remaining students are used as a control group.
Randomization Method
Randomizations done in an office by a computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
n/a
Sample size: planned number of observations
3400 app. individuals/youths
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
2200 app. individuals control
1200 app. individuals treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Comite de Etica de Investigacion, Instituto de Economia, PUC
IRB Approval Date
2013-04-25
IRB Approval Number
N/A
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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