Effort Matters in Score-Based Admissions: How Retaking and Aggregation Shape Test Scores
Observed standardized test scores are the result of an endogenous process: students strategically allocate effort across multiple retake attempts to improve their outcomes. Because students differ in their ability to make these investments, the interaction between applicant strategy and institutional scoring rules---such as the widely used Single-Sitting and Superscoring policies---can disparately distort observed scores. We develop a strategic framework where students allocate effort in respons
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Published: 28 July 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Children & education · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 29 July 2026
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