A national megastudy shows that email nudges to elementary school teachers boost student math achievement, particularly when personalized.

Duckworth AL, Ko A, Milkman KL, Kay JS, Dimant E, Gromet DM, Halpern A, Jung Y, Paxson MK, Zumaran RAS, Berman R, Brody I, Camerer CF, Canning EA, Dai H, Gallo M, Hershfield HE, Hilchey MD, Kalil A, Kroeper KM, Lyon A, Manning BS, Mazar N, Michelini M, Mayer SE, Murphy MC, Oreopoulos P, Parker SE, Rondina R, Soman D, Bulte CVD

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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2418616122
Published: 2025 Apr
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@article{allodium:10.1073/pnas.2418616122,
  title = {A national megastudy shows that email nudges to elementary school teachers boost student math achievement, particularly when personalized.},
  author = {Duckworth AL and Ko A and Milkman KL and Kay JS and Dimant E and Gromet DM and Halpern A and Jung Y and Paxson MK and Zumaran RAS and Berman R and Brody I and Camerer CF and Canning EA and Dai H and Gallo M and Hershfield HE and Hilchey MD and Kalil A and Kroeper KM and Lyon A and Manning BS and Mazar N and Michelini M and Mayer SE and Murphy MC and Oreopoulos P and Parker SE and Rondina R and Soman D and Bulte CVD},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
  doi = {10.1073/pnas.2418616122},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2418616122}
}

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TI  - A national megastudy shows that email nudges to elementary school teachers boost student math achievement, particularly when personalized.
AU  - Duckworth AL
AU  - Ko A
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AU  - Kay JS
AU  - Dimant E
AU  - Gromet DM
AU  - Halpern A
AU  - Jung Y
AU  - Paxson MK
AU  - Zumaran RAS
AU  - Berman R
AU  - Brody I
AU  - Camerer CF
AU  - Canning EA
AU  - Dai H
AU  - Gallo M
AU  - Hershfield HE
AU  - Hilchey MD
AU  - Kalil A
AU  - Kroeper KM
AU  - Lyon A
AU  - Manning BS
AU  - Mazar N
AU  - Michelini M
AU  - Mayer SE
AU  - Murphy MC
AU  - Oreopoulos P
AU  - Parker SE
AU  - Rondina R
AU  - Soman D
AU  - Bulte CVD
PY  - 2025
JO  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
DO  - 10.1073/pnas.2418616122
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AL, D., A, K., KL, M., JS, K., E, D., DM, G., A, H., Y, J., MK, P., RAS, Z., R, B., I, B., CF, C., EA, C., H, D., M, G., HE, H., MD, H., A, K., KM, K., A, L., BS, M., N, M., M, M., SE, M., MC, M., P, O., SE, P., R, R., D, S., & CVD, B. (2025). A national megastudy shows that email nudges to elementary school teachers boost student math achievement, particularly when personalized.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2418616122

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