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ERIC Number: EJ1036411
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0261-4294
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Gifted Students' Readiness for College: Factors that Influence Students' Performance on a College Entrance Test
Gomez-Arizaga, Maria P.; Conejeros-Solar, Leonor
Gifted Education International, v30 n3 p212-227 Sep 2014
Gifted students' performance on a Chilean university admission test, Prueba de Selección Universitaria (PSU), was investigated in this study. Sixty-six students participating in an enrichment-based university program for gifted youth were selected. The sample included both male and female gifted adolescents who studied in public and voucher (charter) high schools. The purpose was to investigate which combination of factors was the best predictor of students' scores and the differences between male and female students' performance. Only intelligence, as measured by the Raven Standard Progressive Matrices test, correlated with the scores on the PSU. Males from voucher schools outperformed females on the PSU. Providing academic support and adequate preparation has been discussed as an important element for college readiness, successful transition to college, and to diminish the existing performance gap between students from different types of schools in Chile.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Chile
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory; Raven Progressive Matrices
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