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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810121003321

Autore

Sternberg Robert J

Titolo

College admissions for the 21st century / / Robert J. Sternberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-674-26757-5

0-674-05859-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 209 p.)

Disciplina

378.1/61

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - United States - Admission

Education, Higher - Standards - United States

Educational equalization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-200) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. College Admissions and Testing -- 2. How We Got Here: The Traditional College Application -- 3. Alternative Admissions Practices -- 4. A New Way of Looking at Intelligence and Success -- 5. Assessing Hidden Talents -- 6. Encouraging Creativity, Practical Intelligence, and Wisdom -- 7. Implications for Students, Colleges, and Society -- Appendix: Kaleidoscope Questions for the Classes of 2011–2014 -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Standardised tests are measures of memory & analytical skills; but the ever-changing global society beyond a college campus needs more than just those qualities, argues Robert Sternberg. The leaders & citizens of tomorrow also need creativity, practicality & wisdom.