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The Economics Student Reexamined: Male-Female Differences in Comprehension.

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Lumsden, Keith G.; Scott, Alex – Journal of Economic Education, 1987

Traces student comprehension in beginning economics course examinations in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. Demonstrates that males performed better on multiple-choice tests, females performed better on essay examinations, and that female learning rates were lower than male learning rates. Reviews the influence of precollege courses. Includes…

Descriptors: Economics Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Test Interpretation

An Evaluation of the Revised Test of English at Matriculation at the University of Edinburgh.

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Lynch, Tony – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2000

This paper reports a second-cycle validation study of the test of English at Matriculation (TEAM) following revisions made to the test in 1993. Candidates' scores from four academic sessions (1993-1997) were used to assess the relationship between the performance at the beginning of their degree course and their eventual academic outcome. Results…

Descriptors: College Students, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries