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...

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Körperschaften: 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
Weitere Verfasser: Beatty, Alexandra S., Greenwood, M. R. C., Linn, Robert L.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©1999.
Schriftenreihe:Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:"Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council."
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 44 pages) : illustrations, charts.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35).
ISBN:0585085722
9780585085722
0309520304
9780309520300
0309184320
9780309184328