(2018-07-15) Applying Nudge Strategies To Higher Education

Applying Nudging strategies to higher education

we took the most effective, cutting-edge behavioural innovations from leading researchers and put them into a free toolkit specifically for educators: Nudges, Norms, and New Solutions.

an “I’m just not college material” mindset is common among first-generation and underrepresented students and can be detrimental to success. But how can educators promote a sense among students that they do belong in college?

The evidence also suggests that setting goals and making plans supports students to persevere in college. But it isn’t always easy for educators to prompt students to set effective and realistic goals. An intervention to facilitate goal-setting at McGill University engaged students in a two-and-a-half hour workshop, in which the researchers prompted students to reflect on, prioritise and affirm their commitment to achieving their goals

Call on policymakers to leverage behavioural design to make it easier for students to access beneficial programmes and opportunities. Policies that automatically registered high school students for college entrance exams, waived the exam fees and moved the test to a weekday increased the likelihood of students enrolling in four-year colleges by three percentage points