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Differential effect of university entrance score on first-year students’ academic performance in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorFerrão, Maria Eugénia
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Leandro S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-07T12:13:30Z
dc.date.available2020-02-07T12:13:30Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe main goal of this study is to show that the association between university entrance score and first-year students’ academic performance varies randomly across courses after controlling for students’ sociodemographic, schooling trajectory and motivational variables. The sample consists of 2697 first-year students who were enrolled in 54 courses at a Portuguese public university in 2015/16. Multilevel modelling of academic performance suggests that 34% of variability in grade point average is due to differences among courses and that 80% of such variability is explained by the field of study, whether the university is the student’s first choice, and the student’s gender, age and parents’ level of education. In addition, the results corroborate that the university entrance score is the strongest predictor of first-year academic performance.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2018.1525602pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/9107
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationCEMAPRE - Centre for Applied Mathematics and Economics
dc.subjectAcademic achievementpt_PT
dc.subjectFirst-year experiencept_PT
dc.subjectHigher educationpt_PT
dc.subjectMultilevel modelpt_PT
dc.titleDifferential effect of university entrance score on first-year students’ academic performance in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleCEMAPRE - Centre for Applied Mathematics and Economics
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FMulti%2F00491%2F2019/PT
oaire.citation.titleAssessment and Evaluation in Higher Educationpt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
person.familyNameFerrão
person.familyNameAlmeida
person.givenNameMaria Eugénia
person.givenNameLeandro
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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