About the Intervention
Pathways to Success is a digital platform intervention designed to improve academic outcomes for middle and high school students (grades 7-10) by targeting identity-based motivation. The program consists of 12 15-minute digital sessions delivered twice weekly over 6-8 weeks during the fall semester, primarily in science classes (with some in language arts). Students engage individually with the platform during regular class time. The intervention focuses on three core elements: developing school-focused possible identities with strategies to attain them, experiencing one's adult future as close and connected to the present, and productive interpretations of experienced difficulty. The goal is to improve non-cognitive factors (connection to future, strategies for action, interpretation of difficulty) which are expected to lead to improvements in school engagement and academic outcomes.
Statistical Findings
No effect: on GPA
No effect: on ELA scores
No effect: on math scores
No effect: on student-reported school engagement
No effect: on difficulty-as-impossibility
No effect: on difficulty-as-importance
No effect: on connection to adult possible self
No effect: on student initiative-taking
No effect: on student disruptive behavior
More Intervention Details
Focus Areas
Social-Emotional LearningPrograms & Services
General EducationDelivery Methods
Online – AsynchronousDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s)Citation
Lai, M. H. C. (2021). Evaluation Report: Investing in Innovation Pathways to Success (ED615932). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED615932.pdf.
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