DDI_DOM_2019_NSEAMSA-IE_v01_M_WB Development Economics Data Group 2026-07-07T05:00:00.000Z MetadataEditor Version 01 (July 2026) Nudging Student Effort to Accurately Measure Student Ability, Impact Evaluation 2019 Maximizing the Value of Assessment Data through Nimble Interventions NSEAMSA-IE 2019 DOM_2019_NSEAMSA-IE_v01_M Juan Baron Paola Polanco Santos MetadataEditor Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund Juan Baron Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund Paola Polanco Santos Administrative Records, Education [ad/edu] v01: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution Education Learning assessment Student effort Student ability Dominican Republic Dominican Republic National Sample survey data [ssd] Other [oth] World Bank Microdata Library Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund datawbmicrodata This dataset is derived from three sources: MINERD 9th-grade diagnostic assessment 2019; a call center hired to confirm the reception and implementation of the program; and a database that compiled the information received via WhatsApp, supporting the reception and implementation of the program. A single Stata dataset compiles all the information used for the impact evaluation, with missing values reported as such. Additionally, the variables used from the 9th-grade diagnostic assessment in 2019 were labeled using the documentation shared by the MINERD. 97854 37 Student ID (blinded)978540197854 School ID (blinded)97854011280 Type of treatment97854040No intervention193581Growth mindset session one month before national diagnostic assessment195432Growth mindset session one week before national diagnostic assessment207093Self-affirmation session one month before national diagnostic assessment198934Self-affirmation session one week before national diagnostic assessment18351 Growth mindset session one month before national diagnostic assessment97854010No intervention783111Treated19543 Growth mindset session one week before national diagnostic assessment97854010No intervention771451Treated20709 Self-affirmation session one month before national diagnostic assessment97854010No intervention779611Treated19893 Self-affirmation session one week before national diagnostic assessment97854010No intervention795031Treated18351 Area where the school is located9778965121.0Rural214862.0Urban76303Sysmiss65 School region where the school is located97854118123972396434433477925549766976738958102949242010160001134991238201320511430001513870163332172710181904 School district where the school is located978541011805101310102265103130610433810517820155720215020351820433420512512069882071663012142302458303370304103930542440145640215994031540404118940572540615234077605017815028235038225046495052115065075073395082485091335102045117806011236026796036776041217605158360616516074166088660916161038370134370229370349370458270593270690370734980141780222280318678042965805220680680980736680831180964881048390188490267390333190418290519390615710012996100225601003276110041765100521721006320110075451101977110214671103297110417411051851106181110721812012373120243112037241204292130140613024261303287130452913052861306117140185514022821403248140478914052741406324140722815012433150228181503159915042339150536161506106516015891602271160321316047041605455160661016074901701921170267517034441704399170527118014831802400180327018044121805339 School sector97854121Private7642Public97090 School shift934144440141.0Morning166962.0Afternoon3.0Full-day641584.0Night12560Sysmiss4440 School socioeconomic index97712142-1.89044752375841.4989991847313 School socioeconomic index quintile978541512046323117032980841447851935 Student age978524674.015.026.029.0510.0211.01512.05513.0121914.02767715.03863216.01671717.0836518.0315919.098820.035321.017422.011123.05824.04625.04026.02127.02228.01529.01830.01831.01532.01433.0834.01035.0736.0537.01238.0539.0740.0841.0842.0243.0644.0445.0346.0247.0148.0250.0351.0152.0253.0354.0155.0156.0357.0162.0166.0167.01Sysmiss2 Student sex978522010.0Male476071.0Female50245Sysmiss2 Student's family socioeconomic index (standardized)8157916275-2.56441242435782.3897824477788 Student's family socioeconomic index quintile978541512288122434332299341775659881 Student reading score964971357141.7002109704461.21355410964 Student reading achievement level9649744878I7747II44878III28612IV15260Sysmiss1357 Student mathematics score966001254151.63620271476484.59403256466 Student mathematics achievement level9660036298I24050II36298III31489IV4763Sysmiss1254 Student natural science score965961258143.53753873537446.48212858703 Student natural science achievement level9659631334I22268II31334III28763IV14231Sysmiss1258 Student social science score966901164149.69257710377495.01662551743 Student social science achievement level9669054312I24424II54312III11448IV6506Sysmiss1164 Picture supporting implementation: Email7039527459010.0No675991.0Yes2796Sysmiss27459 Picture supporting implementation: Whatsapp7039527459010.0No241861.0Yes46209Sysmiss27459 Picture supporting implementation: Whatsapp or/and Email7039527459010.0No221131.0Yes48282Sysmiss27459 Picture supporting reception of program material: Email7039527459010.0No686181.0Yes1777Sysmiss27459 Picture supporting reception of program material: Whatsapp7039527459010.0No246571.0Yes45738Sysmiss27459 Picture supporting reception of program material: Whatsapp or/and Email7039527459010.0No229571.0Yes47438Sysmiss27459 School contacted by the Call Center97854010No908731Yes6981 Growth mindset index (standardized)931764678-2.22652482986451.9510772228241 School climate index (standardized)932694585-5.695978641510.81048905849457 High School Graduation 202258315010.036721.054643Sysmiss39539 High School Progression 20229785401039539158315