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Basic mathematics test predicts statistics achievement and overall first year academic success

Lot Fonteyne (UGent) , Filip De Fruyt (UGent) , Nele Dewulf (UGent) , Wouter Duyck (UGent) , Kris Erauw (UGent) , Katy Goeminne (UGent) , Jan Lammertyn (UGent) , Thierry Marchant (UGent) , Beatrijs Moerkerke (UGent) , Tom Oosterlinck (UGent) , et al.
(2015) EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION. 30(1). p.95-118
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In the psychology and educational science programs at Ghent University, only 36.1 % of the new incoming students in 2011 and 2012 passed all exams. Despite availability of information, many students underestimate the scientific character of social science programs. Statistics courses are a major obstacle in this matter. Not all enrolling students master the basic mathematical skills needed to pass statistics courses. Therefore, we propose a test that measures these skills. Our aim is to examine the predictive validity of the test with regard to the statistics course and also as to overall academic success. The results indicate that a test of very basic mathematics skills helps identify at-risk students at and before the start of the academic year. The practical implications of these results are discussed. The test aids the efficient use of means for remedial interventions and supports future students in choosing a higher education program that suits their potential.
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PERSONALITY, MODEL, ATTITUDES, PERFORMANCE, TEST ANXIETY, SCALE, DIFFICULTIES, METAANALYSIS, Academic success, Prediction, VALIDATION, Statistics, Passing, Basic mathematic skills, PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS

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Fonteyne, Lot, et al. “Basic Mathematics Test Predicts Statistics Achievement and Overall First Year Academic Success.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION, vol. 30, no. 1, 2015, pp. 95–118, doi:10.1007/s10212-014-0230-9.
APA
Fonteyne, L., De Fruyt, F., Dewulf, N., Duyck, W., Erauw, K., Goeminne, K., … Rosseel, Y. (2015). Basic mathematics test predicts statistics achievement and overall first year academic success. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION, 30(1), 95–118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-014-0230-9
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Fonteyne, Lot, Filip De Fruyt, Nele Dewulf, Wouter Duyck, Kris Erauw, Katy Goeminne, Jan Lammertyn, et al. 2015. “Basic Mathematics Test Predicts Statistics Achievement and Overall First Year Academic Success.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION 30 (1): 95–118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-014-0230-9.
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Fonteyne, Lot, Filip De Fruyt, Nele Dewulf, Wouter Duyck, Kris Erauw, Katy Goeminne, Jan Lammertyn, Thierry Marchant, Beatrijs Moerkerke, Tom Oosterlinck, and Yves Rosseel. 2015. “Basic Mathematics Test Predicts Statistics Achievement and Overall First Year Academic Success.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION 30 (1): 95–118. doi:10.1007/s10212-014-0230-9.
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Fonteyne L, De Fruyt F, Dewulf N, Duyck W, Erauw K, Goeminne K, et al. Basic mathematics test predicts statistics achievement and overall first year academic success. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION. 2015;30(1):95–118.
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L. Fonteyne et al., “Basic mathematics test predicts statistics achievement and overall first year academic success,” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 95–118, 2015.
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  keywords     = {{PERSONALITY,MODEL,ATTITUDES,PERFORMANCE,TEST ANXIETY,SCALE,DIFFICULTIES,METAANALYSIS,Academic success,Prediction,VALIDATION,Statistics,Passing,Basic mathematic skills,PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS}},
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  title        = {{Basic mathematics test predicts statistics achievement and overall first year academic success}},
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