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Education Northwest evaluated its impact on Oregon middle-school participants using student-level data and a matched comparison group. 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It also helps them learn invention and 21st-century skills, such as marketing, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. The Oregon chapter of MESA was established in 1985 as an after-school program. It seeks to connect STEM and 21st-century skills to students’ real lives and aspirations, with the goal of being better prepared to graduate from high school, enroll in postsecondary education, and find meaningful work in the global marketplace.  \nAt the request of Oregon MESA and with the support of the Meyer Memorial Trust and the Lemelson Foundation, researchers at Education Northwest examined the program’s impact on the educational outcomes of participants in Oregon middle schools, evaluating whether MESA met its goal of increasing high school graduation. To do this, we collected student-level data from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and used statistical methods to identify a group of students with similar characteristics to MESA students but who did not participate in the program. We compared these students’ test scores and graduation rates to those of MESA students.  \nWe found that MESA students, on average, had higher science test scores and higher graduation rates than their peers. However, after accounting for the differences between MESA students and their peers (such as their previous academic achievement and personal characteristics), we found that only one measure, the likelihood of graduating from high school, was statistically significant. This demonstrates that MESA has a positive effect on high school graduation—a central goal of the program.  \nUsing a quasi-experimental study design, we found that MESA students were significantly more likely to graduate from high school than their peers who did not participate in the program. This relationship suggests MESA participation has a tangible and important effect on highschool graduation.  \nEducation Northwest | Oregon MESA: Increasing the odds of high school graduation 1  \nOur analysis accounts for many of the factors that influence students’ academic outcomes, such as their prior academic performance, demographic characteristics, and socioeconomic status. However, we could not account for other important factors, such as students’ motivation, parents’engagement, and quality of instruction. We encourage readers to think critically and keep these factors, as well as their own experience, in mind as they interpret the findings.  \nHOW DID WE STUDY MESA?  \nWe compared MESA students to a matched sample of Oregon students who did not participate in the program but were otherwise similar in all observable ways. Specifically, we compared their performance on the statewide grade 8 and high school (typically grade 11) English language arts (ELA), math, and science assessments, as well as high school graduation rates.  \nWhat is a matched sample?  \nA matched sample is a way of creating a comparison group that can show what might have happened if MESA participants never joined the program. Comparing academic outcomes between MESA participants and their matched peers demonstrates the impact of the program. Matching ensures we are comparing students who had similar characteristics and academic achievement before they participated in MESA.  \nWe used coarsened exact matching to identify a comparison group of students who did not participate in MESA but are otherwise similar to MESA students in all observable ways. This is called a quasi-experimental design because instead of an experimental design—which would randomly select which students participate in MESA and which students do not—we used statistical methods to identify a comparison","cbCaifprkrMuD21q","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifprkrMuD21q","pdf",658248,"English","# Oregon MESA overview\n## Program goals and background\n# Study design and methods\n## Matched sample concept\n## Coarsened exact matching\n## Limitations of quasi-experimental evidence","[{\"question\":\"What is Oregon MESA and what skills does it target?\",\"answer\":\"Oregon MESA is a pre-college academic program that helps underrepresented students build STEM skills and also develop 21st-century skills such as marketing, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.\"},{\"question\":\"How did researchers evaluate whether MESA increased high school graduation?\",\"answer\":\"Researchers collected student-level data from Oregon Department of Education and created a comparison group of similar non-participants using statistical matching, then compared test scores and graduation rates.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the key findings about graduation outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"Students in MESA had higher science test scores and graduation rates on average, and after accounting for differences, only the measure for likelihood of graduating from high school remained statistically significant.\"}]","OREGON MESA - Increasing the odds of high school graduation | PDF",1792047794,48]