Title Myths and tradeoffs : the role of tests in undergraduate admissions / Steering Committee for the Workshop on Higher Education Admissions ; Alexandra Beatty, M.R.C. Greenwood, and Robert L. Linn, editors.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [1999]
	©1999

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Description	1 online resource (xii, 44 pages) : illustrations, charts.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	The compass series
	Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
Note	"Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35).
Contents	What do colleges really do? -- What do test scores really mean? -- Tradeoffs -- Topics for further study.
Summary	Admission to colleges and universities is a complex task which is made simpler by the use of test scores taken by high school students wishing to gain entrance. Though the benefits of these tests are clear this book offers recommendations to institutions of higher education and test producers to ensure that the testing is used as it should be and in the most effective ways possible.
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Subject	Universities and colleges -- United States -- Entrance examinations.
	Universities and colleges.
	United States.
	Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission.
	Educational tests and measurements -- United States.
	Educational tests and measurements.
	SAT (Educational test)
	SAT (Educational test)
	ACT Assessment.
	ACT Assessment.
Indexed Term	Humaniora Pædagogik.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Beatty, Alexandra S.
	Greenwood, M. R. C.
	Linn, Robert L.
	National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Board on Testing and Assessment.
	National Research Council (U.S.). Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel.
Other Form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee for the Workshop on Higher Education Admissions. Myths and tradeoffs. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©1999 0309065976 (DLC) 00551344 (OCoLC)42254036
ISBN	0585085722 (electronic book)
	9780585085722 (electronic book)
	0309065976 (paperback)
	9780309065979 (paperback)

Title Myths and tradeoffs : the role of tests in undergraduate admissions / Steering Committee for the Workshop on Higher Education Admissions ; Alexandra Beatty, M.R.C. Greenwood, and Robert L. Linn, editors.

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