Predicting students' academic performance based on school and socio-demographic characteristics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4097913 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamara Thiele (0000-0002-0333-5282, University of Liverpool), Alex Singleton (0000-0002-2338-2334, University of Liverpool), Alexander Singleton, Daniel Pope (0000-0003-2694-5478, University of Liverpool), Debbi Stanistreet (0000-0003-3738-1727, University of Liverpool) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1424-1446 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2014.974528 |
| OpenAlex | W2111834232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 60 |
Students' trajectories into university are often uniquely dependent on school qualifications though these alone are limited as predictors of academic potential. This study endorses this, examining associations between school grades, school type, school performance, socio-economic deprivation, neighbourhood participation, sex and academic achievement at a British university. Consistent with past research, large entry-level differences between students are generally narrowed by final year at university. Students from the most deprived areas performed less well than more affluent students. Asian and black students performed less well than white students. Female students performed better than their male counterparts. Contrasting with past research, though school performance was positively associated with entry grades, students from low-performing schools were more likely to achieve the highest degree classifications. Additionally, independent school students performed less well than comprehensive school students at final year despite entering with higher grades. These variations exemplify how patterns observed nationally may differ between universities
Academic achievement · Higher education · Mathematics education · Medical education · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Higher Education Research Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |