This article reports the results of an experiment aiming to investigate the effect of training on the performance of poor students in PAA, a compulsory multiple-choice test required to enroll in university education in Chile. The main conclusion is that poor students´ performance in highly responsive to training, even in a short span of time. The trained students increased their scores in 40 points in only four months relative to a proper control group. This difference raises up to 96 points for those attending over 80 percent of the sessions. This suggests that by means of appropriate effort and training methods, important achievements can be obtained in the short run in poor students´ academic performance and future educational prospects, despite their adverse economic and social background. These findings suggest some policy implications for public policy in the areas of education, and it raises some questions for future research.
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Article provided by Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. in its journal Cuadernos de Economía.
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