Students' Performance in Economics: Does the Norm Hold Across Cultural and Institutional Settings?

An Econometric Evaluation of Academic Development Programmes in Economics

“…in studies by Lumsden and Scott (1987), Myatt and Waddell (1990) and Tay (1994). Males also perform significantly better than females as has been suggestedby Lumsden and Scott (1987), Anderson et al (1994) and Tay (1994).…”

“…in studies by Lumsden and Scott (1987), Myatt and Waddell (1990) and Tay (1994). Males also perform significantly better than females as has been suggestedby Lumsden and Scott (1987), Anderson et al (1994) and Tay (1994). Although English as a home language appeared significant in the general results, it loses significance once more refined estimations are performed.…”

Student Outcomes at University in Australia: A Quantile Regression Approach*

“…Studies for the United States that have found a positive relationship between students' university grades and prior academic achievement include Gist et al (1996), Robst and Keil (2000) and Stinebrickner and Stinebrickner (2003). Similar findings have been reported for Australia by Birch and Miller (2005a), Dancer and Fiebig (2004), Dobson and Skuja (2005), Everett and Robins (1991) and Win and Miller (2005), for Canada by Robb and Robb (1999), for the United Kingdom by Johnes (1997), Johnes and McNabb (2004) and Smith and Naylor (2005), and for Singapore by Tay (1994).…”

Measuring the Impact of Educational Interventions on the Academic Performance of Academic Development Students in Second‐year Microeconomics

“…Three variables are included that were absent from Smith and Edwards' (2007) study: student age at entry, school attended and whether the student was previously classified as “White.” It is suggested that there is a positive relationship between students' age and academic performance in economics; older students are more likely to have achieved the level of intellectual development necessary for mastering abstract processes (McConnell, 1980). However, the evidence regarding students' ages is inconclusive (Park and Kerr, 1990; Tay, 1994, van Walbeek, 2004; Parker, 2006; Smith, 2009). Age is included as a continuous variable measured in years to the first decimal place.…”