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dc.contributor.authorSandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-12T09:33:10Z
dc.date.available2020-03-12T09:33:10Z
dc.date.created2020-02-28T15:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationSandsør, A. M. J. (2020). Jack-of-all-subjects? The association between individual grade variance and educational attainment. Economics of Education Review, 75, 1-13.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0272-7757
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2646499
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses detailed register information on students in lower secondary school in Norway to study the importance of the second moment of individual grade distribution: grade variance. Students receive discrete-value grades from 1 to 6 in the same 13 subjects, and the grade point average (GPA) is used to determine entrance into upper secondary school. This leads to a limited number of possible GPA values and the within-GPA-value variation in grades is used to investigate the association between grade variance and educational attainment. Grade variance is found to be negatively associated with educational attainment across the grade distribution and for both genders. US data confirm this finding. Results suggests that being a generalist with similar skills across subjects predicts educational attainment and that educational institutions may benefit from considering more than just grade point average when making admission decisions.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectGradesen_US
dc.subjectCognitive skillsen_US
dc.subjectNon-cognitive skillsen_US
dc.subjectHuman capitalen_US
dc.titleJack-of-all-subjects? The association between individual grade variance and educational attainmenten_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber13en_US
dc.source.volume75en_US
dc.source.journalEconomics of Education Reviewen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.econedurev.2020.101969
dc.identifier.cristin1798515
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