University scholarship ratings ran about 16 per cent below high-school ratings for the same students, ranking them only two-thirds as high per hour of study, a gap the authors link to discouragement and withdrawal¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? A 39-student freshman class studied about six hours daily at the university versus four and three-quarter in high school, yet averaged 70 per cent at the university versus 85 in high school. → E. D. Jennings 1911 q2 i? Across questionnaire groups, high school grades were about 16 per cent higher than university grades. → E. D. Jennings 1911 (2)

Evidence¶

E. D. Jennings 1911¶

E. D. Jennings. (1911). The Elimination of Freshmen from the University of Texas. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=elimination+of+freshmen+from+the+university+of+texas

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Questionnaire of one freshman class of thirty-nine pupils: average study of four and three-quarter hours per day in high school versus six at the university; average grade 85 per cent in high school versus 70 at the university. The authors state data from so small a group were not considered conclusive.

"Based on hours of work done, the university ranked them only two-thirds as high as the high school did."

E. D. Jennings 1911 (2)¶

E. D. Jennings. (1911). The Elimination of Freshmen from the University of Texas. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=elimination+of+freshmen+from+the+university+of+texas

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Figure II plots registrar's scholarship standing by first-cause group; the text notes the 16 per cent gap "does not take into account the fact that students spend more time" studying at the university. The postal-card follow-up found a similar 16 per cent difference, and 13 per cent among 141 non-respondents.

"It will be noted that the high school grades are about 16 per cent, higher than those of the university"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Freshmen rank lack of money as the leading cause of elimination, followed by ill-health; the authors attribute about 34 per cent of elimination to lack of means and 28 per cent to ill-health — related
• Students with the least means studied the most and made the best grades, while students tired of school studied least and made relatively low grades — related
• About 60 per cent of University of Texas freshmen withdrew permanently each year, based on student-history tracing of 1901–1908 freshman cohorts — related
• Academic subjects were graded to a markedly higher standard than shop subjects, with far larger shares of grades below passing — related
• The large majority of freshmen scoring below 77.5 Alpha drop out before senior year — related