Immigrant examination behavior

In this paper, we estimate differences in examination behavior between immigrants and natives, by examining differences in the propensity to forego a passing grade on a final exam in order to retake that final exam. Retaking a final exam involves some level of uncertainty, so differences in examinat...

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Published in:Education economics 2020-03, Vol.28 (2), p.136-155
Main Authors: Epstein, Gil S., Sansani, Shahar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Tests
Behavior
Differences
Economics Education
examination behavior
Foreign Countries
Immigrant students
Immigrant-native differences
Immigrants
Motivation
Noncitizens
Risk
Risk taking
Student Behavior
Student Motivation
Tests
Uncertainty
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:In this paper, we estimate differences in examination behavior between immigrants and natives, by examining differences in the propensity to forego a passing grade on a final exam in order to retake that final exam. Retaking a final exam involves some level of uncertainty, so differences in examination behavior may be due to differences in motivation, risk-taking, and discipline. We find that immigrants are about 2 percentage points more likely to retake a passed exam than natives. This represents a large difference given a baseline retake rate of about 6.5 percentage points.
ISSN:0964-5292
1469-5782
DOI:10.1080/09645292.2019.1690635