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Direct linkWesley Jeffrey; Benjamin G. Gibbs – Research in Higher Education, 2024
While a substantial body of work has shown that higher-SES students tend to apply to more selective colleges than their lower-SES counterparts, we know relatively less about "why" students differ in their application behavior. In this study, we draw upon a sociological approach to educational stratification to unpack the SES-based gap in…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences, College Choice
Peer reviewedBen-Shakhar, Gershon; Sinai, Yakov – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1991
Gender differences in omitting items and guessing on multiple-choice tests were studied in Israel for 302 male and 302 female ninth graders and 150 male and 150 female university applicants. Females tended to omit more items and guess less often than did males. Implications for scoring are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, College Applicants, Comparative Testing
