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ERIC Number: EJ546113
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
Selection of Advantaged and Disadvantaged South African Students for University Admission.
Skuy, Mervin; And Others
South African Journal of Higher Education, v10 n1 p110-18 1996
A South African study explored predictors of success among 18 educationally disadvantaged and 8 advantaged students in a University of Witwatersrand developmental studies program. Results showed academic success was considerably less predictable among disadvantaged students. Universally-used admission criteria were not predictive for either group; noncognitive/process attributes were not predictive for disadvantaged students. The need for better admission criteria is stressed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Selective Admission, Student Characteristics, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Noncognitive Attributes; South Africa; University of Witwatersrand (South Africa)