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José Manuel García; David Sánchez-Porras; Miguel Etayo-Escanilla; Paula Ávila-Fernández; Olimpia Ortiz-Arrabal; Miguel-Ángel Martín-Piedra; Fernando Campos; Óscar-Darío García-García; Jesús Chato-Astrain; Miguel Alaminos – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2025
The recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) forced pre-university professionals to modify the educational system. This work aimed to determine the effects of pandemic situation on students' access to medical studies by comparing the performance of medical students. We evaluated the performance of students enrolled in a subject taught in the first…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Freshmen, Medical Education
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Linn, Marcia C. – Sex Roles, 1985
Discusses: (1) potential advantages of learning computer programing, (2) performances of males and females in middle school programing courses, (3) problems teachers face in achieving this potential, and (4) participation of males and females in programing courses. Results show females, on the average, perform as well as or better than males.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Armstrong, William B. – 1998
This study examines and analyzes the impact of mandatory enforced skill prerequisites on student enrollment patterns and course performance outcomes in the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD). This investigation uses a comparative framework that includes data from two semesters to assess the impact of the prerequisite policy. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Community Colleges
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Hoskins, Sherria; Newstead, Stephen E.; Dennis, Ian – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1997
A study of University of Plymouth (England) student records investigated predictors of degree performance. Mature students gained better degrees than traditional students, and those with nontraditional qualifications performed best of all. Gender, year of graduation, and type of qualifications were weak predictors, but results differed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Age Differences
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California State Univ. and Colleges, Long Beach. Office of the Chancellor. – 1989
This planning guide and collection of resources is designed to help higher education faculty become more aware of current research and thinking on adult learning and to participate actively in institutional changes that make campuses, particularly in the California State University system, better able to meet the needs of adult students. Each of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Development, Adult Education
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers