Alistair J. Harvey
The Merits of a General Numeracy Test as a Predictor of Undergraduate Statistics Performance
University of Winchester
predictive power ad hoc gcsebased test general numeracy undergraduate statistics performance investigated study 146 undergraduate psychology students scores four numeracy test subcomponents arithmetic statistics fractions decimals percentages algebra served predictor variables multiple regression analysis firstand secondyear statistics exam grades used outcome variable results revealed numeracy assessment successful predicting undergraduate statistics performance thus raising questions use gcse maths grades prerequisite undergraduate psychology enrolment