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ERIC Number: EJ540318
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-1745
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Grades or Scores: Predicting Future College Mathematics Performance.
Kessel, Cathy; Linn, Marcia C.
Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v15 n4 p10-14,38 Win 1996
Studies of student performance on entrance examinations and in high school and college courses are reviewed, and the validity of entrance examinations is studied. Scores tend to underpredict grades of females relative to those of males in mathematics courses. Possible explanations and the reform of mathematics education are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Scores
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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