Identification and implications of some psychological characteristics of university biology students : a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts in Education.

Abstract

The Report of the English Universities Central Council on Admissions reveals that in 1966 there were 1600 student vacancies in science and technological subjects in English Universities. As a contrast to this there were between 4,000 and 7,000 unsuccessful candidates for places in social sciences and arts subjects. The Times Educational Supplement (1967a) focuses attention on the fact that this imbalance inevitably leads to a discrepancy in entrance standards between subject areas; which means that while able candidates are accepted for non scientific subjects, sciences must perforce accept many lower grade entrants. [From Introduction]