Undergraduate ability-achievement and the earning of graduate degrees
Lewis J.
1974
Educational and Psychological Measurement
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10.1177/001316447403400222
This was an investigation of the relationship between membership in selected undergraduate ability achievement groups and the attainment of advanced graduate and professional degrees later in life. The subjects were 874 graduates of the University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts in 1948-49, 1954-55 and 1959-60. The results show that high ability and high achievement groups were most likely to complete advanced degrees. A surprising finding was the relatively large percentage of low aptitude and high achievement males who completed advanced work. Predictable sex differences appeared. © 1974, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
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