This paper contributes to the economics of examination rules. We show how rational students reallocate their learning …

Students are admitted into higher education based on their past performance. This paper compares two measures of past … teacher assessment and exam scores for selecting successful students may vary with the degree of selectivity of higher … education programmes. We find that teacher scores predict students' performance in higher education more accurately, and its …

. This study estimates the effect of class size on academic performance of university students, distinguishing between STEM …,000 students and a total of more than 190,000 observations, spanning six cohorts of first-year undergraduate students across all … the effect along the dimensions of students' socio-economic status, ability, and gender, finding that in STEM disciplines …

. This study estimates the effect of class size on academic performance of university students, distinguishing between STEM …,000 students and a total of more than 190,000 observations, spanning six cohorts of first-year undergraduate students across all … of the effect along the dimensions of students' socio-economic status, ability, and gender, finding that in STEM …

findings of the study showed that multiple measures assessments placed the majority of students higher in comparison with the … traditional placement exams. Student academic history in the courses that students were placed into shows no difference in course … success between students using multiple measures assessments and traditional placement exams …

This study investigates the impact of single-sex versus coeducational schooling on students' decisions to pursue STEM … Australian university, we compare students with similar Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranks (ATARs) who could have feasibly … and the academic quality of the high schools attended. Our primary outcomes are the proportion of students from each …

study for a cohort of students in Germany. Using detailed survey data, and employing an instrumental variable strategy based … on variation in the local field of study availability, we provide evidence that students who are not enrolled in their … impact on dropout is particularly strong among students of low socio-economic status and is driven by lower academic …

leading UK university, we present evidence on the effects of class size on students' test scores. We observe the same student …-linear class size effects controlling for unobserved heterogeneity of both individual students and faculty. We find that (i) at the … and largest ranges of class sizes and zero over a wide range of intermediate class sizes; (iii) students at the top of the …

leading UK university, we present evidence on the effects of class size on students test scores. We observe the same student …-linear class size effects controlling for unobserved heterogeneity of both individual students and faculty. We find that (i) at the … and largest ranges of class sizes and zero over a wide range of intermediate class sizes; (iii) students at the top of the …

, we exploit a unique setting where students are randomly assigned to faculty advisors during their first year of college … four-year graduation rates. Additionally, higher advisor VA increases high-ability students' likelihood of enrolling and …