the future of standardized testing in university admissions /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Rebecca Zwick.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
RoutledgeFalmer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxi, 367 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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A history of admissions testing / Nicholas Lemann -- Achievement versus aptitude in college admissions / Richard C. Atkinson -- Standardized tests and American education / Richard Ferguson -- Doing what is important in education / Gaston Caperton -- Remarks on president Atkinson's proposal on admissions tests / Manuel N. Gomez -- Aptitude for college : the importance of reasoning tests for minority admissions / David F. Lohman -- A historical perspective on the content of the SAT / Ida Lawrence [and others] -- Innovation and change in the SAT : a design framework for future college admission tests / Howard T. Everson -- Commentary on part I : admissions testing in a disconnected K-16 system / Michael W. Kirst -- Rethinking the use of undergraduate admissions tests : the case of the University of California / Dorothy A. Perry, Michael T. Brown, Barbara A. Sawrey -- UC and the SAT : predictive validity and differential impact of the SAT I and SAT II at the University of California / Saul Geiser, Roger E. Studley -- Commentary on part II : changing University of California admissions practices : a participant-observer perspective / Eva L. Baker -- Equitable access and academic preparation for higher education : lessons learned from college access programs / Patricia Gandara -- Group differences in standardized test scores and other educational indicators / Amy Elizabeth Schmidt, Wayne J. Camara -- Is the SAT a "wealth test"? : the link between educational achievement and socioeconomic status / Rebecca Zwick -- Commentary on part III : differential achievement : seeking causes, cures, and construct validity / Michael E. Martinez -- The utility of the SAT I and SAT II for admissions decisions in California and the nation / Jennifer L. Kobrin, Wayne J. Camara, Glenn B. Milewski -- Replacing reasoning tests with achievement tests in university admissions : does it make a difference? / Brent Bridgeman, Nancy Burton, Frederick Cline -- Differential validity and prediction : race and sex differences in college admissions testing / John W. Young -- The effects of using ACT composite scores and high school averages on college admissions decisions for ethnic groups / Julie Noble -- Inequality, student achievement, and college admissions : a remedy for underrepresentation / Roger E. Studley -- Reassessing college admissions : examining tests and admitting alternatives / Christina Perez -- Commentary on part IV : predicting student performance in college / Robert L. Linn.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Rethinking the SAT is a unique presentation of the latest thoughts and research findings of key individuals in the world of college admissions, including the president of the largest public university system in the U.S.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Rethinking the SAT.
International Standard Book Number
0415948355
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
SAT (Educational test)
Universities and colleges-- Entrance examinations.
EDUCATION-- Evaluation.
EDUCATION-- Testing & Measurement.
SAT (Educational test)
STUDY AIDS-- Tests.
Universities and colleges-- Entrance examinations.