Is there a difference between private and public education on college performance?

Horowitz, John B.; Spector, Lee

doi:10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.03.007

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“…This result is in accordance with Horowitz and Spector (2005), who reported an insignificant private high school coefficient in the GPA determinants at Ball State University.…”

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confidence: 82%

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Modeling College Graduation GPA Considering Equity in Admissions: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico

Matos-Díaz

García

2014

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Over concerns about private school students' advantages in standardized tests, beginning in 1995-96 the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) implemented a new admissions formula that reduced the weight they previously had in the General Admissions Index (GAI), on which its admissions decisions are based. This study seeks to determine the possible effects of the new GAI regarding both its objective of promoting equity in the student body composition and as a measure of academic aptitude capable of predicting student success. With these aims, the study compares the old and new GAI averages of 11 consecutive entering cohorts at the Bayamón campus of the UPR, and models the graduation GPA (GGPA) of 6 of these cohorts. Evidence shows that (a) the new GAI eliminated private school students' advantage over those from public schools and reduced to a minimum the gap between genders; (b) female students obtain significantly higher GGPAs and epaa aape Education Policy Analysis Archives Vol. 22 No. 96 2 exhibit other advantages when compared to males, while public and private school students' academic outcomes are broadly similar; (c) the probability of accessing a determined boundary in the GGPA distribution is significantly and nonlinearly related to the GAI; (d) GGPAs exhibit an uptrend that varies inversely and significantly with the GAI, and (e) the probability of being in the lower bounds of the GGPA distribution increases to the extent that graduates exceed graduation required time. Keywords: college admission; equity; educational opportunities; standardized tests; grade point average; graduation lags; modeling college graduation GPA; Puerto Rico.Modelaje del índice académico de graduación en relación con la equidad en el proceso de admisiones: Evidencia de la Universidad de Puerto Rico Resumen: Preocupada por las ventajas de los estudiantes de escuelas privadas en las pruebas estandarizadas de admisión, a partir de 1995-96 la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) adoptó una nueva política que le otorgaba a estas un peso menor en el Índice General del Ingreso (IGS), en el que se basan sus admisiones. Este estudio busca determinar los efectos posibles del nuevo IGS en relación con su propósito de promover la equidad en la composición del estudiantado, así como en cuanto a medida de aptitud para predecir el éxito académico. Con estos objetivos, el estudio compara los IGS anteriores y nuevos de 11 clases consecutivas de nuevo ingreso en la UPR en Bayamón, y modela el Índice Académico de Graduación (IAG) de seis de estas clases. La evidencia demuestra que (a) el nuevo IGS equiparó a los estudiantes procedentes de escuelas privadas con los de las públicas, y redujo a un mínimo la brecha entre sexos; (b) las estudiantes obtienen un IAG significativamente mayor y exhiben otras ventajas en relación con los varones, mientras que las ejecutorias de los estudiantes de escuelas públicas y privadas son básicamente similares; (c) la probabilidad de acceder a una cota determinada en la distribución del IAG está significativa y n...

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“…This result is in accordance with Horowitz and Spector (2005), who reported an insignificant private high school coefficient in the GPA determinants at Ball State University.…”

Section: Ols Modelssupporting

confidence: 82%

“…On the other hand, some studies have analyzed the correlation between GGPA and gender (Cohn, Cohn, Balch, & Bradley, 2004) and high school type (Horowitz & Spector, 2005;Smith & Naylor, 2005). 5 The variable is defined as follows: t t = semester to graduation -minimum degree required time.…”

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Modeling College Graduation GPA Considering Equity in Admissions: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico

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García

2014

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“…this is consistent with the conclusion of Hanushek that there is no systematic evidence that more school resources improve student learning. Horowitz and Spector (2005) find evidence that students from religious based high schools outperform their private and public school counterparts. Neal (1997) finds that the effect of Catholic secondary schooling differs between groups, with modest educational gains accruing to urban whites, with urban minorities gaining the most.…”

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High school grades and university performance: A case study

Cyrenne

Chan

2012

Economics of Education Review

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Abstract. A critical issue facing a number of colleges and universities is how to allocate first year places to incoming students. The decision to admit students if often based on a number of factors, but a key statistic is a student's high school grades. This paper reports on a case study of the subsequent performance at the University of Winnipeg of high school students from 84 Manitoba High Schools. By tracking the University performance of a set of students admitted for the years 1997-2002, we are able to estimate the likelihood of success of subsequent students based on their characteristics as well as their high school grades. In doing so, we use a number of alternative estimators including a Least Squares Dummy Variable Model and a Hierarchical Linear Model. The methodology should be of interest to admissions officers at other universities as an input into estimating the subsequent performance of first year students.(JEL L1,L2,L4,L83)

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“…The neutrino-nucleus coherent elastic scattering cross section is cleanly predicted by the Standard Model (SM); form factors can be known to better than 5%, and radiative corrections are known at the percent level [27]. Any measured deviations from prediction would be interesting [28].…”

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Prospects for measuring coherent neutrino-nucleus elastic scattering at a stopped-pion neutrino source

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Is there a difference between private and public education on college performance?

Cited by 33 publications

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Modeling College Graduation GPA Considering Equity in Admissions: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico

Modeling College Graduation GPA Considering Equity in Admissions: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico

High school grades and university performance: A case study

Prospects for measuring coherent neutrino-nucleus elastic scattering at a stopped-pion neutrino source

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