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Peer reviewedMcCrum, N. G. – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Examines the admission criteria, placement test scores, and final examination scores of students at Oxford and Cambridge Universities for statistical evidence of gender and social inequality inherent in the system. Discovers irrefutable evidence of inequity among test scores and offers several explanations for this. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Discrimination
