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ERIC Number: EJ1106278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1522
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Alphabetical Order Effects in School Admissions
Jurajda, Štepán; Münich, Daniel
Research Papers in Education, v31 n4 p483-498 2016
If school admission committees use alphabetically sorted lists of applicants in their evaluations, one's position in the alphabet according to last name initial may be important in determining access to selective schools. Jurajda and Münich (2010) "Admission to Selective Schools, Alphabetically". "Economics of Education Review," 29 (6): 1100-1109 provide evidence consistent with this hypothesis based on graduation exams taken in grade 13 in the Czech Republic: "Z" students in selective schools had higher exam scores than "A" students. In this paper, we use the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study & Progress in International Reading Literacy Study test scores of 4th graders and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test scores of 8th and 9th graders in the Czech Republic to provide evidence on how the alphabetical sorting outcome uncovered in Jurajda and Münich (2010) "Admission to Selective Schools, Alphabetically." "Economics of Education Review," 29 (6): 1100-1109 arises during early tracking into selective schools. Using the PISA data, we also provide corresponding evidence for Denmark, where sorting into selective schools happens in higher grades.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; High Schools; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic; Denmark
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment; Progress in International Reading Literacy Study; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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