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McDonald, Betty – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2008
This present study seeks to predict mathematical aptitude for higher education by examining the relationship between mathematics results from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) general proficiency examination and the results from the General Certificate of Education (GCE) advanced level examination. This present study arose from a more…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Higher Education, Schools, Foreign Countries
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Vivo, Juana-Maria; Franco, Manuel – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2008
This article attempts to present a novel application of a method of measuring accuracy for academic success predictors that could be used as a standard. This procedure is known as the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, which comes from statistical decision techniques. The statistical prediction techniques provide predictor models and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Item Response Theory, Criterion Referenced Tests, Predictor Variables