{"doc_desc":{"idno":"DDI_DOM_2019_NSEAMSA-IE_v01_M_WB","producers":[{"name":"Development Economics Data Group","abbr":"DECDG","affiliation":"The World Bank","role":"Documentation of the study"}],"prod_date":"2026-07-07T05:00:00.000Z","version_statement":{"version":"Version 01 (July 2026)","version_date":"2026-07-07T05:00:00.000Z"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"DOM_2019_NSEAMSA-IE_v01_M","title":"Nudging Student Effort to Accurately Measure Student Ability, Impact Evaluation 2019","sub_title":"Maximizing the Value of Assessment Data through Nimble Interventions","alternate_title":"NSEAMSA-IE 2019"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Juan Baron","affiliation":"The World Bank"}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"Paola Polanco Santos","abbr":"","affiliation":"Inter-American Development Bank","role":""}],"funding_agencies":[{"name":"Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund","abbr":"SIEF","role":""}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Juan Baron","affiliation":"The World Bank","email":"jbaron@worldbank.org","uri":""},{"name":"Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund","affiliation":"The World Bank","email":"siefimpact@worldbank.org","uri":"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/programs\/sief-trust-fund"}],"depositor":[{"name":"Paola Polanco Santos","abbr":"","affiliation":"Inter-American Development Bank","uri":""}],"deposit_date":"2023-12-22T05:00:00.000Z"},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Administrative Records, Education [ad\/edu]"},"version_statement":{"version":"v01: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution","version_date":"2023-12-22"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Education","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Learning assessment","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Student effort","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Student ability","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Dominican Republic","vocab":"","uri":""}],"abstract":"The \"Entrena tu Mente\" intervention emerged as a collaboration between the Dominican Republic, through the Ministry of Education (MINERD), and the World Bank, and it was financed by the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF). The nimble intervention Entrena Tu Mente attempted to nudge students\u2019 effort on the 9th grade diagnostic learning assessment. A nationally representative school sample participated in four different treatments in which teachers received \u201cGrowth Mindset\u201d and \"Self-affirmation\" exercise material to practice with students for around 60 minutes. Two of the treatments took place one month prior to the assessment. The other two were implemented one week before the assessment. Entrena Tu Mente was successfully implemented. Key success factors include close collaboration with MINERD's Education Quality Assessment Directorate, as well as active participation of teachers and principals in selected schools.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2019-03-01","end":"2019-05-30","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Dominican Republic","abbreviation":"DOM"}],"geog_coverage":"National","analysis_unit":"Students","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"This study focuses on nudging students\u2019 effort on the 9th grade diagnostic learning assessment through \u201cGrowth Mindset\u201d and \"Self-affirmation\" exercise materials."},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"A nationally representative school sample participated in four different treatments in which teachers received \u201cGrowth Mindset\u201d and \"Self-affirmation\" exercise material to practice with students for around 60 minutes. Two of the treatments took place one month prior to the assessment. The other two were implemented one week before the assessment.","coll_mode":["Other [oth]"],"research_instrument":"The \"Nudging Student Effort to Accurately Measure Student Ability: Maximizing the Value of Assessment Data through Nimble Interventions - Dataset Description\" document, which is available to download, includes the self-affirmation and growth mindset exercises that were administered to students. The complete National Diagnostic Assessment questionnaires have not been reported as they are not public due to confidentiality concerns related to sensitive personal information. The \"Nudging Student Effort to Accurately Measure Student Ability: Maximizing the Value of Assessment Data through Nimble Interventions - Data Availability and Provenance Statements\" document, which is also available to download, includes instructions for requesting access to these datasets.","coll_situation":"Administrative data and call center survey. The dataset used to measure the impact of the intervention program 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. The \"Nudging Student Effort to Accurately Measure Student Ability: Maximizing the Value of Assessment Data through Nimble Interventions - Dataset Description\" document, which is available to download, includes details on the two exercises that were administered as well as the letter to the school principal, the letter to the teachers who implemented the intervention, and the call protocols for the call center."}},"data_access":{"dataset_availability":{"access_place":"World Bank Microdata Library","access_place_url":""},"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"","required":"true","form_no":"","form_uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund","affiliation":"The World Bank","email":"siefimpact@worldbank.org","uri":"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/programs\/sief-trust-fund"}],"cit_req":"Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:\n\u2022the identification of the Primary Investigator\n\u2022the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)\n\u2022the survey reference number\n\u2022the source and date of download\n\nExample:\nJuan Baron (The World Bank). Dominican Republic - Nudging Student Effort to Accurately Measure Student Ability, Impact Evaluation 2019. Ref: DOM_2019_NSEAMSA-IE_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].","conditions":"Public Use Files","disclaimer":"The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses."}}},"schematype":"survey","tags":[{"tag":"DOI"}]}