High school exit exam scores and university performance

Educational Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-37

  D'Agostino, Jerome V ^a   Bonner, Sarah M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 68149137683     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627190902816223     Document Type: Article

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