Test Participation or Test Performance: Why Do Men Benefit from Test-Based Admission to Higher Education?

This study illuminates the male advantage in test-based admissions to higher education. In contrast to many other countries, admission tests in Germany are optional, and test-free programs are available. This context offers a unique opportunity to investigate whether the male advantage in test-based...

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Published in:Sociology of education 2023-10, Vol.96 (4), p.344-366
Main Authors: Finger, Claudia, Solga, Heike
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
admission test
Admissions policies
Advantages
Applicants
College Admission
College Applicants
College Entrance Examinations
Deutschland
Educational inequality
Entrance examinations
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
gender inequality
Geschlechtsspezifik
Grade Point Average
Grades (Scholastic)
Higher education
Hochschulbildung
Hochschulzugang
Males
Medical Schools
Medizin
Men
Participation
prestigious fields of study
Scores
Secondary schools
Selective Admission
Test
test participation
test performance
Tests
Ungleichheit
Women
Zulassungsbeschränkung
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