Myths and tradeoffs the role of tests in undergraduate admissions /
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...
| Main Author: | National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee for the Workshop on Higher Education Admissions. |
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| Other Authors: | 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. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
[1999]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 44 pages) : illustrations, charts. |
| Series: |
Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
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| 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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| Item Description: |
"Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council." Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35). What do colleges really do? -- What do test scores really mean? -- Tradeoffs -- Topics for further study. 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. English. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco Academic. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 44 pages) : illustrations, charts. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35). |
| ISBN: |
0585085722 9780585085722 0309520304 9780309520300 |