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Direct linkBrown, Carol – Psychology of Education Review, 2018
Based on Eccles' expectancy-value model of achievement motivation this study used questionnaires to explore the relationships between expectations, task values and A-level achievement in 930 students from 12 Oxfordshire schools. Understanding the relationship between these variables is important given the significance of these qualifications for…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Exit Examinations, College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSear, Kevin – Higher Education, 1983
The correlation between advanced level secondary school grades, used as university admission criteria in England, and university achievement is examined using data on 1979 graduates. The relationship was found to be statistically significant but weak, possibly related to the accuracy of scoring. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
