ERIC Number: EJ1250974
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 20
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Immigrant Examination Behavior
Epstein, Gil S.; Sansani, Shahar
Education Economics, v28 n2 p136-155 2020
In this paper, we estimate differences in examination behavior between immigrants and natives, by examining differences in the propensity to forego a passing grade on a final exam in order to retake that final exam. Retaking a final exam involves some level of uncertainty, so differences in examination behavior may be due to differences in motivation, risk-taking, and discipline. We find that immigrants are about 2 percentage points more likely to retake a passed exam than natives. This represents a large difference given a baseline retake rate of about 6.5 percentage points.
Descriptors: Immigrants, Differences, Undergraduate Students, Student Behavior, Economics Education, Achievement Tests, Student Motivation, Risk, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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