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Khan, R. Nazim – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2015
Open book assessment is not a new idea, but it does not seem to have gained ground in higher education. In particular, not much literature is available on open book examinations in mathematics and statistics in higher education. The objective of this paper is to investigate the appropriateness of open book assessments in a first-year business…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Mathematics Tests, Statistics
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Carmichael, Colin – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2015
At a time when Australia's international competitiveness is compromised by a shortage of skilled workers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related careers, reports suggest a decline in Australian secondary school students' performances in international tests of mathematics. This study focuses on the mathematics performance…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematical Aptitude
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Moore, Elizabeth A.; Harris, Felicity; Laurens, Kristin R.; Green, Melissa J.; Brinkman, Sally; Lenroot, Rhoshel K.; Carr, Vaughan J. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2014
Poor academic performance during childhood predicts later adverse outcomes, and could be targeted for improvement if detected early. This study used population-based record linkage to examine the association between early life risk factors and academic achievement at two different stages of development using two different cohorts: a kindergarten…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, At Risk Persons, Records (Forms)
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Wimshurst, Kerry; Allard, Troy – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2008
There is a limited literature on academic failure in higher education despite the fact that failure is a common experience among undergraduates. Student and course characteristics were examined in relation to proportions of fail grades assigned in a Faculty of Arts. Concerns had been expressed that combinations of two grades, F (failure to reach a…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Academic Failure, Academic Achievement, Institutional Characteristics
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Ryan, Martin; McCormack, John; Cleak, Helen – Journal of Social Work Education, 2006
This article reports on a 6-year study that examined the association between pre-admission variables and field placement performance in an Australian bachelor of social work program (N=463). Very few of the pre-admission variables were found to be significantly associated with performance. These findings and the role of the admissions process are…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Social Work
Blackman, Ian; Darmawan, I Gusti Ngurah – International Education Journal, 2004
A hypothetical model was formulated to explore factors that influenced academic and clinical achievement for graduate-entry medical students completing their third year of university studies. Nine latent variables were considered including the students' background, previous successes with their undergraduate and postgraduate studies and their…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Academic Achievement, Path Analysis, Least Squares Statistics