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Peer reviewedBraxton, John M. – Journal of Higher Education, 1993
A study investigated the relationship between undergraduate admissions selectivity at 40 research universities and academic rigor of course examination questions, as determined by the level of understanding required. Results suggest that more selective institutions do not provide more academically rigorous instruction than less selective ones.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Analysis
Download full textReynolds, David – 1987
Comprehensive or nonselective schools have been in existence in the United Kingdom for over 40 years, having gradually replaced the old selective system of grammar schools for able pupils and secondary modern schools for less able pupils. In spite of their growth in numbers, comprehensive schools have been subject to continual controversy, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Competitive Selection
