Myths and tradeoffs : the role of tests in undergraduate admissions /

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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 ens...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee for the Workshop on Higher Education Admissions, 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 Authors: Beatty, Alexandra S., Greenwood, M. R. C., Linn, Robert L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©1999.
Series:Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > United States > Entrance examinations.
Universities and colleges > United States > Admission.
Educational tests and measurements > United States.
SAT (Educational test)
ACT Assessment.
Universités > États-Unis > Examens d'entrée.
Universités > États-Unis > Admission.
Tests et mesures en éducation > États-Unis.
SAT (Test en éducation)
STUDY AIDS > MAT (Miller Analogies Test)
STUDY AIDS > GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
STUDY AIDS > ACT.
STUDY AIDS > CLEP (College-Level Examination Program)
STUDY AIDS > PSAT & NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)
STUDY AIDS > MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
STUDY AIDS > SAT.
ACT Assessment
Educational tests and measurements
Universities and colleges > Admission
Universities and colleges > Entrance examinations
United States
Humaniora > Pædagogik.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What do colleges really do?
  • What do test scores really mean?
  • Tradeoffs
  • Topics for further study.

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