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Lim, Carmen H. J.; Gill, Tim – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023
This report looks at the provision of A level subjects in England in 2018. Provision in a subject is defined as the number or percentage of schools with at least one student taking the subject. It could be argued that this may not cover all of the 'provision' since schools might offer to provide a subject, but none of their students wants to study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Admission Criteria, Student Characteristics
Kugler, Matther B.; Goethals, George R. – Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education, Williams College, 2006
Two studies explored the experience and performance of students at Williams College in three-person groups that were homogeneous or heterogeneous in rated academic ability. In accord with hypotheses from Festinger's (1954) social comparison theory, students in academically homogeneous groups had more positive experiences and performed better on…
Descriptors: Colleges, Selective Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Self Concept