IntroductionWelcome to episode 3 of the podcast “talking texts”. In this episode “skipping class – Is attendance, the solution for good grades?”, Jimmy and Luisa explain the main results of the scientific paper “Skipping class in college and exam performance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity classroom” and discuss their own experiences with skipping. Time cues00:00 Introduction00:45 Opener for episode01:50 Study design and facts04:22 Results05:40 Conclusion and own experiences08:01 Closing words09:45 Outro GuestsCelina DepiereuxChristopher KlemmerResources and linksDobkin, C., Gil, R., & Marion, J. (2010). Skipping class in college and exam performance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity classroom experiment. Economics of Education Review, 29(4), 566-575. linkLink to website https://talkingtexts.de/episode-3/Word listMidterms – important exams in the middle of an academic yearAttendance rate – percentage of how many students actually visited the class in average.Mandatory – a class is mandatory when you have to attend all the classes dates of a course.Regression discontinuity – scientific tool to compare pretest and posttest performance after implementing a specific policyCredit:Cover art: Anna MahendraMusic Bela Bartok, Irene Damert, Felix Spieß

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