Exploring the Relationship between Law Students’ Prior Performance and Academic Achievement at University

As Finnish university admissions are reformed, more information is needed on the relationship between performance in prior education and later academic achievement. Transition to university is a critical period, and low performance in prior education is associated with challenges in later study. In the present study, law students’ (n = 426) performance in the National Matriculation Examination was investigated in relation to later academic achievement at university. Quantitative methods were used. Findings showed that prior performance was not only associated with study success but also with study progress. The results also showed that law students who had grades in the advanced mathematics course were faster and more successful at university. This work contributes to the existing knowledge of university admissions ahead of the Finnish reform by providing new insights into prior performance and how it is related to academic achievement at university

Exploring the Relationship between Law Students’ Prior Performance and Academic Achievement at University

As Finnish university admissions are reformed, more information is needed on the relationship between performance in prior education and later academic achievement. Transition to university is a critical period, and low performance in prior education is associated with challenges in later study. In the present study, law students’ (n = 426) performance in the National Matriculation Examination was investigated in relation to later academic achievement at university. Quantitative methods were used. Findings showed that prior performance was not only associated with study success but also with study progress. The results also showed that law students who had grades in the advanced mathematics course were faster and more successful at university. This work contributes to the existing knowledge of university admissions ahead of the Finnish reform by providing new insights into prior performance and how it is related to academic achievement at university

Voittajafeministi ja sen tyttäret

Kirja-arvostelu: Tästä äiti varoitti / Anna Kontula. Like, 2009

Virtuaalinen on todellista

Kirja-arvostelu: Jokuveli : elämä ja vaikuttaminen ubiikkiyhteiskunnassa / Mika Mannermaa. Helsinki : WSOYpro, 2008

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Kirja-arvostelu: Eräpäivä! : voimasanoja kirjastosta / Veera Ristikartano & Antti Virrankoski (toim.). Avain, 2011

Paperinmakuista kieltä hallinnossa

Kirja-arvostelu: Tekstit viraston työssä / Ulla Tiililä. Helsinki, 2007

OMG, nuorten kieli rulettaa :-o

Kirja-arvostelu: Nuoret kielikuvassa : kouluikäisten kieli 2000-luvulla / Sara Routarinne & Tuula Uusi-Hallila (toim.). Helsinki, 2008

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Kirja-arvostelu: Suomen kielen tulevaisuus : kielipoliittinen toimintaohjelma / Auli Hakulinen et al. Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, 2009.Suomensuojelija : ohjekirja kielen pelastamiseen / Lari Kotilainen. WSOY, 2009

Lemmikit - puolesta ja vastaan

Kirja-arvostelu: Lemmikkielämää : ihmisen eläinsuhde ja eläinten hyödyntäminen / Seppo Turunen. Gaudeamus, 2011

Kiukusta innostukseen : tieteen historiaa naisnäkökulmasta

Kirja-arvostelu: Tiedon tyttäret : oppineita eurooppalaisia naisia antiikista valistukseen / Marjo T. Numminen. WSOY, 2008