SAT wars : the case for test-optional college admissions /
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| Imprint: | New York : Teachers College Press, c2012. |
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| Description: | xiii, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8516263 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. Overview and History of Admissions and Testing
- 1. The Preferences of Privilege
- 2. Reflections on a Century of College Admissions Tests
- 3. SAT Wars at the University of California
- 4. Abolishing the SAT
- PART II. New Techniques, Removing Test Bias, and Institutional Case Studies
- 5. College Admissions Assessments:New Techniques for a New Millennium
- 6. The SAT: Quantifying the Unfairness Behind the Bubbles
- 7. The SAT as a Predictor of Success at a Liberal Arts College
- 8. The New SAT and Academic Performance at a Flagship Public University
- 9. Predictors of Academic Success at a Highly Selective Private Research University
- Part III. Evaluations of Test-Optional Policies
- 10. Test Scores Do Not Equal Merit:Deemphasizing Standardized Tests in College Admissions
- 11. Going Test-Optional:A First Year of Challenges, Surprises, and Rewards
- 12. Diversity Outcomes of Test-Optional Policies
- Conclusion
- About the Contributors
- Index
