Search Results - subject:"Aptitude Test"

The effect of age at school entry on college admission and earnings: A regression-discontinuity approach

Matta, Rafael; Ribas, Rafael P.; Sampaio, Breno; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 5 (2016) 9, pp. 1-25

show that applicants who delayed first-grade enrollment present higher aptitude test scores and probability of admission …

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The effect of age at school entry on college admission and earnings: a regression-discontinuity approach

Matta, Rafael; Ribas, Rafael Pérez; Sampaio, Breno; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 5 (2016) 9, pp. 1-25

show that applicants who delayed first-grade enrollment present higher aptitude test scores and probability of admission …

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Reducing university dropout rates with entrance tests – self-fulfilling prophecy or high quality students

Wolter, Stefan C.; Leiser, Mirjam Strupler - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2015

whether study success before and after the introduction of an aptitude test is a reasonable measure for the performance of … such a test. Employing data from Swiss medical schools, we exploit the implementation of an aptitude test in 1998. The …

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Does an aptitude test affect socioeconomic and gender gaps in attendance at an elite university?

Anders, Jake - Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of … - 2014

The increasing use of aptitude tests as part of the admissions processes at elite English universities potentially has significant implications for fair access to these institutions. I attempt to isolate the impact of the introduction of one such test on the proportion of successful applicants...

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Can a standardized aptitude test predict training success of apprentices? Evidence from a case study in Switzerland

Siegenthaler, Michael - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2011

, standardized aptitude test results when recruiting new apprentices. However, the predictive quality of such test results has never …

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Can a Standardized Aptitude Test Predict Training Success of Apprentices? Evidence from a Case Study in Switzerland

Siegenthaler, Michael - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2011

, standardized aptitude test results when recruiting new apprentices. However, the predictive quality of such test results has never …

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Fairness in employment testing : validity generalization, minority issues, and the General Aptitude Test Battery

Hartigan, John A. (contributor) - 1989

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Marginal maximum likelihood estimation of item parameters: Application of an EM algorithm

Bock, R.; Aitkin, Murray - In: Psychometrika 46 (1981) 4, pp. 443-459

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