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The Impact of Grade Expectations on Academic Performance in College Economics Courses

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  • Doris Bennett
  • Shawn Carter
  • Cynthia McCarty

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We find that student grade expectations are positively and significantly related to academic performance in college economics courses. Expectations concerning grades differed for different ethnic groups. We examined the characteristics for minority and non-minority students where differences in expectations were highly significant. Then we used regression to determine which of those factors were most important in determining expectations. Improvement in the factors that negatively affect expectations may improve students’ expectations and contribute to better academic performance and increased knowledge of economics.

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  • Doris Bennett & Shawn Carter & Cynthia McCarty, 2016. "The Impact of Grade Expectations on Academic Performance in College Economics Courses," Journal for Economic Educators, Middle Tennessee State University, Business and Economic Research Center, vol. 16(1), pages 13-21, Fall.
    • Handle: RePEc:mts:jrnlee:v:16:y:2016:i:1:p:13-21
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    Keywords

    Factors Impacting College Academic Performance; Expectations and Grades in College Economics Courses; Student Characteristics and Grades;
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    JEL classification:

    • A2 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
    • C2 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables

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