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Record Number
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874769
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Main Entry
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Lemann, Nicholas.
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Title & Author
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The big test : : the secret history of the American meritocracy /\ Nicholas Lemann.
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Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Farrar, Straus and Giroux,, 1999.
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Page. NO
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viii, 406 pages ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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0374299846
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: 0374527512
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: 9780374299842
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: 9780374527518
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Notes
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Includes index.
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Abstract
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A history of the Educational Testing Service and the attempt to form an elite by sorting students, "fairly and dispassionately."
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Subject
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Chauncey, Henry,1905-2002.
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Chauncey, Henry,1905-
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Chauncey, Henry,1905-2002
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Subject
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Educational Testing Service-- History.
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Educational Testing Service-- Histoire.
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Educational Testing Service.
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Subject
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Ability-- United States-- Testing-- History-- 20th century.
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Educational tests and measurements-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Elite (Social sciences)-- United States.
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Intelligence tests-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Aptitude-- Tests-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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Élite (Sciences sociales)-- États-Unis.
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Intelligence-- Tests-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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Tests et mesures en éducation-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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Subject
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Ability-- Testing.
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Educational tests and measurements.
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Elite (Social sciences)
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Intelligence tests.
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Educational Testing Service.
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Elites.
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Studieresultaten.
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United States.
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Dewey Classification
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371.26/0973
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LC Classification
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LB3051.L44 1999
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NLM classification
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371.2609 L547b
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5,3ssgn
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81.20bcl
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D 9200 US 39dopaed
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DV 2850rvk
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HD 190rvk
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