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Peer reviewedWilson, P. R. D. – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1986
A university economics department tested the commonly held opinion that college teachers can predict their students' eventual level of educational attainment from their personal observations of the student. A larger-than-anticipated margin of prediction error was revealed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Students, Economics Education
