Download This PaperMath Matters! The Importance of Mathematical and Verbal Skills for Degree Performance
14 Pages Posted: 18 Nov 2019
Abstract
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.
Keywords: degree quality, quantitative and verbal skills, human capital
JEL Classification: I23
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Delaney, Judith and Devereux, Paul J., Math Matters! The Importance of Mathematical and Verbal Skills for Degree Performance. IZA Discussion Paper No. 12768, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3488195 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3488195
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