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Download full textRosenbaum, James E. – 1978
This paper studies two kinds of selection practices in schools, curriculum tracking and class ranking. Using multiple regression analyses of the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS), this paper finds that tracking and class ranks have important effects on whether students can attend college. However, it also finds that many students misperceive…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Admission Criteria, Class Average, Class Rank
