| Description |
xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The preferences of privilege / Daniel Golden -- Reflections on a century of college admissions tests / Richard C. Atkinson, Saul Geiser -- SAT wars at the University of California / John Aubrey Douglass -- Abolishing the SAT / Charles Murray -- College admissions assessments: new techniques for a new millennium / Robert J. Sternberg -- The SAT: quantifying the unfairness behind the bubbles / Jay Rosner -- The SAT as a predictor of success at a liberal arts college / Kevin Rask, Jill Tiefenthaler -- The new SAT and academic performance at a flagship public university / Christopher Cornwell, David B. Mustard, Jessica Van Parys -- Predictors of academic success at a highly selective private research university / Teresa Wonnell, Chloe Melissa Rothstein, John Latting -- Test scores do not equal merit: deemphasizing standardized tests in college admissions / Robert Schaeffer -- Going test-optional: a first year of challenges, surprises, and rewards / Martha Allman -- Diversity outcomes of test-optional policies / Thomas J. Espenshade, Chang Young Chung. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Entrance examinations.
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Universities and colleges. |
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United States. |
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Education -- Standards -- United States.
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Education -- Standards. |
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Educational evaluation -- United States.
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Educational evaluation. |
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SAT (Educational test)
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SAT (Educational test) |
| Added Author |
Soares, Joseph A.
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| ISBN |
9780807752623 paperback alkaline paper |
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0807752622 |
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