Measuring success : testing, grades, and the future of college admissions /
"For more than seventy-five years, standardized tests have been considered a vital tool for gauging students' readiness for college. However, few people--including students, parents, teachers, and policy makers--understand how tests like the SAT or ACT are used in admissions decisions. Onc...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2018.
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction : The Emergence of Standardized Testing and the Rise of Test-Optional Admissions / Jack Buckley, Lynn Letukas, and Ben Wildavsky
- Making the Case for Standardized Testing. Eight Myths about Standardized Admissions Testing / Paul R. Sackett and Nathan R. Kuncel ; The Core Case for Testing : The State of Our Research Knowledge / Emily J. Shaw ; Grade Inflation and the Role of Standardized Testing / Michael Hurwitz and Jason Lee ; Merit-Based Scholarships in Student Recruitment and the Role of Standardized Tests / Jonathan Jacobs, Jim Brooks, and Roger J. Thompson ; When High School Grade Point Average and Test Scores Disagree : Implications for Test-Optional Policies / Edgar Sanchez and Krista Mattern
- The Rise of Test-Optional Admissions. Understanding the Test-Optional Movement / Jerome A. Lucido ; Going Test- Optional: A Case Study / Eric Maguire ; Test Scores and High School Grades as Predictors / William G. Bowen, Matthew M. Chingos, and Michael S. McPherson ; Comment / Michael Hurwitz and Meredith Welch ; Reply / Matthew M. Chingos and Michael S. McPherson
- Contemporary Challenges for College Admissions. How Do Percent Plans and Other Test-Optional Admissions Programs Affect the Academic Performance and Diversity of the Entering Class? / Rebecca Zwick ; The Test-Optional Movement at America's Selective Liberal Arts Colleges : A Boon for Equity or Something Else? / Andrew S. Belasco, Kelly O. Rosinger, and James C. Hearn ; The Effect of Going Test-Optional on Diversity and Admissions : A Propensity Score Matching Analysis / Kyle Sweitzer, A. Emiko Blalock, and Dhruv B. Sharma
- Conclusion : The Future of College Admissions / Jack Buckley, Lynn Letukas, and Ben Wildavsky.