Exploring Year 12 maths performance and university achievement

Daniel Edwards; Julie McMillan

Exploring Year 12 maths performance and university achievement

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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New analysis shows that both students’ choice of senior school mathematics subjects and their subsequent performance are related to achievement in university science and maths classes.

Original language	English
Journal	[rd] Higher Education
Publication status	Published - 19 Dec 2019

Keywords

Biology
Chemistry
First year university
Higher education
Mathematics
Numeracy
Physics
School
Senior secondary math
Student achievement

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Higher Education
Science and Mathematics Education

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Exploring Year 12 maths performance and university achievement

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