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How to keep collegians from flunking
A 1960s study by Benjamin Bloom argues most college attrition stems from misjudged readiness. He proposes an academic prediction scale combining high school grades and school-specific values to forecast college success more accurately. The goal is to cut four year failure to as low as three percent by adjusting for institutional grading variation.
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Benjamin S. Bloom
Maryland
Bloom
Department of Education
University of Chicago
Frank R. Peters
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Yale
Minnesota
Wisconsin
National Registration Office of Independent Schools