dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T15:20:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-05T16:06:39Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T15:20:39Z
dc.date.available2022-10-05T16:06:39Z
dc.date.created2014-05-20T15:20:39Z
dc.date.issued2003-05-01
dc.identifierInternational Journal of Modern Physics C. Singapore: World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd, v. 14, n. 4, p. 449-457, 2003.
dc.identifier0129-1831
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/31909
dc.identifier10.1142/S0129183103004656
dc.identifierWOS:000183741900005
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3904568
dc.description.abstractWe studied the statistical distribution of student's performance, which is measured through their marks, in university entrance examination (Vestibular) of UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista) with respect to (i) period of study - day versus night period (ii) teaching conditions - private versus public school (iii) economical conditions - high versus low family income. We observed long ubiquitous power law tails in physical and biological sciences in all cases. The mean value increases with better study conditions followed by better teaching and economical conditions. In humanities, the distribution is close to normal distribution with very small tail. This indicates that these power law tails in science subjects axe due to the nature of the subjects themselves. Further and better study, teaching and economical conditions axe more important for physical and biological sciences in comparison to humanities at this level of study. We explain these statistical distributions through Gradually Truncated Power law distributions. We discuss the possible reason for this peculiar behavior.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWorld Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd
dc.relationInternational Journal of Modern Physics C
dc.relation0.919
dc.relation0,316
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectgradually truncated power law distributions
dc.subjectuniversity entrance examination
dc.subjectscience and mathematics education
dc.titlePower law distribution in education: Effect of economical, teaching, and study conditions in university entrance examination
dc.typeArtigo


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