Online Tutoring during Covid-19

Last registered on January 14, 2022
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Online Tutoring during Covid-19
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0007284
Initial registration date
June 07, 2021

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
June 08, 2021, 1:22 PM EDT

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

Last updated
January 14, 2022, 1:43 PM EST

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Uditi Karna
Affiliation
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Sally Sadoff
PI Affiliation
University of California San Diego
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PI Name
Jeffrey Livingston
PI Affiliation
Bentley University
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PI Name
Matthew Kraft
PI Affiliation
Brown University
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PI Name
John List
PI Affiliation
University of Chicago
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2021-03-08
End date
2021-06-10
Keywords
Education
Additional Keywords
Covid-19
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The proposed study investigates how free online tutoring impacts the academic outcomes of Chicago-area middle school students during the Covid-19 pandemic.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Karna, Uditi et al. 2022. "Online Tutoring during Covid-19." AEA RCT Registry. January 14. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.7284-1.1
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Starting on March 8th, participants will be randomized to receive tutoring twice a week.
Intervention Start Date
2021-03-08
Intervention End Date
2021-06-10

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Academic outcomes (test scores and GPA).
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Students will attend 2 sessions per week, each 30 minutes in length, with the same tutor each session for 12 weeks. Tutors are advised to work with students primarily on reading and math. Attendance is tracked daily.
Experimental Design Details
Students will attend 2 sessions per week, each 30 minutes in length, with the same tutor each session for 12 weeks. Tutors are advised to work with students primarily on reading and math, with guidelines on Illinois state standards, but are welcome to work on whichever subject material students need help with, including history, science, etc. Attendance is tracked daily, and substitute tutors are used in the event that a tutor is not able to meet with the student during their assigned time.
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
2
Sample size: planned number of observations
500 students
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
250 treatment, 250 control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
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