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ERIC Number: EJ275493
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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A Comparison of Aptitude and Achievement between Transfer Engineering Students and Students Entering Engineering as Freshmen at a Major University.
Durio, Helen F.; And Others
Educational Research Quarterly, v7 n2 p42-50 Sum 1982
Scholastic aptitude and achievement records of 954 transfer students to the College of Engineering and 2,226 native engineering students were compared by sex, ethnicity, and school background. Generally, academic achievement of native students was supported over that of transfer students, with the exception of academic superiority of female transfer students. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Transfer Students, Educational Background, Engineering Education, Ethnicity, Grade Point Average, Predictive Measurement, Scores, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: College Board Achievement Tests; Scholastic Aptitude Test