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" Rethinking the SAT : "
edited by Rebecca Zwick.
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BL
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1040940
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b795310
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Rethinking the SAT : : the future of standardized testing in university admissions /\ edited by Rebecca Zwick.
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New York ;London :: RoutledgeFalmer,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xxi, 367 pages) :: illustrations
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0203463935
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0415948347
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0415948355
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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| 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.
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SAT (Educational test)
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Universities and colleges-- Entrance examinations.
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EDUCATION-- Evaluation.
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EDUCATION-- Testing Measurement.
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SAT (Educational test)
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STUDY AIDS-- Tests.
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Universities and colleges-- Entrance examinations.
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| Dewey Classification
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371.262
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LB2353.57.R48 2004eb
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| Added Entry
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Zwick, Rebecca.
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