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ERIC Number: EJ137157
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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National Differences in Pedagogy and First Year Achievement at Edinburgh University
McPherson, Andrew
Scottish Educational Studies, 7, 2, 49-66, Nov 75
Article showed that the average first year academic achievement of the English students in Arts and Science was higher than that of the Scots both in 1969-70 and in 1972-73. Author then canvassed three possible explanations in terms of national differences in ability, in age and in previous familiarity with the work of the first university year. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Age, College Freshmen, Comparative Education, Data Analysis, Independent Study, Research Design, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data)
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