Intensive Learning Summer Camps for Disadvantaged Youth in Denmark

Last registered on July 02, 2019
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Intensive Learning Summer Camps for Disadvantaged Youth in Denmark
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0004333
Initial registration date
June 20, 2019

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
July 02, 2019, 2:01 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Denmark
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Søren Albeck Nielsen
Affiliation
Aarhus University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Michael Rosholm
PI Affiliation
Aarhus University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2018-06-01
End date
2023-12-31
Keywords
Education, Gender
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JEL code(s)
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Abstract
All pupils in Danish public schools undergo evaluations of their readiness to embark on post-compulsory school education during grade 8 and grade 9.

One in three pupils are evaluated by teachers to be at risk of lacking the academic, social or personal skills to be ready for post-compulsory school education.

During the last couple of years there have been a increase focus on different forms of intensive learning camps. There is little high quality knowledge on the effects of these learning camps. This trail investigates whether a 2-week intensive summer camp for academically challenged boys in 7th and 8th grade has a positive effect on academic outcomes (test scores, 9th grade exam, absenteeism), wellbeing and post-compulsory school education.

Long run outcomes such as completetion af secondary education, wage and employment might be examined at a later stages.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Nielsen, Søren Albeck and Michael Rosholm. 2019. "Intensive Learning Summer Camps for Disadvantaged Youth in Denmark." AEA RCT Registry. July 02. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.4333-1.0
Former Citation
Nielsen, Søren Albeck and Michael Rosholm. 2019. "Intensive Learning Summer Camps for Disadvantaged Youth in Denmark." AEA RCT Registry. July 02. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/4333/history/49120
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The intervention targets 7th and 8th grade pubils who apply for the summer camp by writting a motivating application stating why they want to attend the summer camp and document that they are behind in the subjects Danish and math.
The camps happens in a remote area during the summer where the pubils receive extra teaching in Danish and math combined with exercise and other activities during the day and evening.

After the camp there is weekly meeting at mentorcenters placed at different geographically locations. In order to help the pubils implement the learning strategies they have learnt at the camp.
Intervention Start Date
2018-07-01
Intervention End Date
2021-07-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
- 9th grade exam and yearly mark
- Absence (School attainment)
- Danish national standardized pupil wellbeing survey
- Choice of secondary education
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Not available
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
200 individuals each year
Sample size: planned number of observations
200 individuals each year
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
50/50 split - 100 treated and 100 controls each year.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
0.25 st. dev. in grade 9 exams in Danish and Mathematics
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Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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