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Peer reviewedVan Overwalle, Frank – Higher Education, 1989
The relationships between achievement at university and self-reported characteristics of students and their social environment were explored. College freshmen were interviewed twice, first for their social and study experiences, and second regarding preparation for final examinations. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Failure, Foreign Countries
Download full textGallagher, Ann M. – 1992
An item classification scheme developed by A. M. Gallagher (1990) was refined, resulting in a more accurate prediction of sex differences in the mathematical sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Differential Item Functioning (DIF) procedures for examinees scoring over 650 indicated that the majority of items favoring males required the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Classification, College Entrance Examinations, High Achievement
