LEADER 04746nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910960906103321 005 20251116141025.0 010 $a9780309184328 010 $a0309184320 010 $a9780309520300 010 $a0309520304 010 $a9780585085722 010 $a0585085722 035 $a(CKB)110986584752814 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000207708 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11183686 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207708 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10238658 035 $a(PQKB)10685675 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375623 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375623 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10041043 035 $a(OCoLC)923257660 035 $a(Perlego)4738728 035 $a(BIP)53855463 035 $a(BIP)5692383 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584752814 100 $a20000316d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMyths and tradeoffs $ethe role of tests in undergraduate admissions /$fSteering Committee for the Workshop on Higher Education Admissions ; Alexandra Beatty, M.R.C. Greenwood, and Robert L. Linn, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$dc1999 215 $axii, 44 p. $c2 ill 225 1 $aThe compass series 300 $a"Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, National Research Council." 311 08$a9780309065979 311 08$a0309065976 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 34-35). 327 $aFront Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Context -- What Do Colleges Really Do? -- What Do Test Scores Really Mean? -- Tradeoffs -- Topics for Further Study -- References. 330 $aMore than 8 million students enrolled in 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 1996. The multifaceted system through which these students applied to and were selected by the approximately 2,240 institutions in which they enrolled is complex, to say the least; for students, parents, and advisers, it is often stressful and sometimes bewildering. This process raises important questions about the social goals that underlie the sorting of students, and it has been the subject of considerable controversy. The role of standardized tests in this sorting process has been one of the principal flashpoints in discussions of its fairness. Tests have been cited as the chief evidence of unfairness in lawsuits over admissions decisions, criticized as biased against minorities and women, and blamed for the fierce competitiveness of the process. Yet tests have also been praised for their value in providing a common yardstick for comparing students from diverse schools with different grading standards. Myths and Tradeoffs identifies and corrects some persistent myths about standardized admissions tests and highlight some of the specific tradeoffs that decisions about the uses of tests entail; presents conclusions and recommendations about the role of tests in college admissions; and lays out several issues about which information would clearly help decision makers, but about which the existing data are either insufficient or need synthesis and interpretation. This report will benefit a broad audience of college and university officials, state and other officials and lawmakers, and others who are wrestling with decisions about admissions policies, definitions of merit, legal actions, and other issues. 410 0$aCompass series (Washington, D.C.) 606 $aUniversities and colleges$zUnited States$xEntrance examinations 606 $aUniversities and colleges$zUnited States$xAdmission 606 $aEducational tests and measurements$zUnited States 606 $aSAT (Educational test) 606 $aACT Assessment 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xEntrance examinations. 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xAdmission. 615 0$aEducational tests and measurements 615 0$aSAT (Educational test) 615 0$aACT Assessment. 676 $a378.1/662 701 $aBeatty$b Alexandra S$0865114 701 $aGreenwood$b M. R. C$01814858 701 $aLinn$b Robert L$01814859 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.$bBoard on Testing and Assessment. 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bOffice of Scientific and Engineering Personnel. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960906103321 996 $aMyths and tradeoffs$94369022 997 $aUNINA