Performance in higher education: Towards an understanding

Arménia Rego; Liliana Sousa

doi:10.1080/0013188990410108

Performance in higher education: Towards an understanding

Arménia Rego^*
, Liliana Sousa

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The aim of this research was to study the relationship between the academic performance of university students on two variables: entrance grade and socio-economic background. Three independent samples of 144, 106 and 310 students of the University of Aveiro, Portugal, were collected. The findings suggest that (a) entrance grade explains only 12-28 per cent of the degree performance variance, and (b) socio-economic background does not seem to influence performance in higher education.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-107
Number of pages	17
Journal	Educational Research
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0013188990410108
Publication status	Published - 1999

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Academic performance
Entrance grade
Higher education
Socio-economic background

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