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Table 1 SSC grades by allocated preference and gender

From: Impact of student choice on academic performance: cross-sectional and longitudinal observations of a student cohort

Gender

Grade

 

Preference

Total

1

2

3

4 or lower

Female

A

N

58

24

22

31

135

p=0.786

 

%

25.9%

19.5%

27.5%

24.2%

24.3%

 

B

N

108

60

39

61

268

  

%

48.2%

48.8%

48.8%

47.7%

48.3%

 

C or less

N

58

39

19

36

152

  

%

25.9%

31.7%

23.8%

28.1%

27.4%

 

Total

N

224

123

80

128

555

  

%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Male

A

N

22

12

12

15

61

p=0.494

 

%

16.2%

18.2%

28.6%

17.6%

18.5%

 

B

N

61

30

19

44

154

  

%

44.9%

45.5%

45.2%

51.8%

46.8%

 

C or less

N

53

24

11

26

114

  

%

39.0%

36.4%

26.2%

30.6%

34.7%

 

Total

N

136

66

42

85

329

  

%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Overall

A

N

80

36

34

46

196

p=0.566

 

%

22.2%

19.0%

27.9%

21.6%

22.2%

 

B

N

169

90

58

105

422

  

%

46.9%

47.6%

47.5%

49.3%

47.7%

 

C or less

N

111

63

30

62

266

  

%

30.8%

33.3%

24.6%

29.1%

30.1%

 

Total

N

360

189

122

213

884

  

%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

  1. Student selected components: academic performance according to allocated preference, in females, males and overall.