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Math matters!: The importance of mathematical and verbal skills for degree performance

We find that mathematics skills have a stronger relationship to university performance than verbal skills. While both are predictive of degree completion and class of degree obtained, mathematics skills have a larger effect, and are particularly predictive of achieving a first-class honours degree and of high achievement in STEM courses.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series ; No. WP19/28

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Wirtschaft

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Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Delaney, Judith
Devereux, Paul J.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
University College Dublin, UCD Centre for Economic Research
(where)
Dublin
(when)
2019

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Delaney, Judith
  • Devereux, Paul J.
  • University College Dublin, UCD Centre for Economic Research

Time of origin

  • 2019

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