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Author:   Jack Buckley (Senior Vice President, American Institutes for Research) ,  Lynn Letukas (SAS Institute) ,  Ben Wildavsky (Senior Fellow and Executive Director, The College Board)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781421424965

ISBN 10:   1421424967
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   12 March 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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The Emergence of Standardized Testing and the Rise of Test-Optional Admissions Practices 1. Eight Myths about Standardized Admissions Testing 2. The Core Case for Testing 3. Grade Inflation and the Role of Standardized Testing 4. Merit and Scholarships in Providing Assistance to Students and the Role of Standardized Tests 5. When HSGPA and Test Scores Disagree 6. The Rise of Test-Optional Admissions Practices 7. Going Test-Optional 8. Test Scores and High School Grades as Predictors Comment to Test Scores and High School Grades as Predictors 9. How Do Percent Plans and Other Test-Optional Admissions Programs Affect the Academic Performance and Diversity of the Entering Class? 10. The Test-Optional Movement at America's Selective Liberal Arts Colleges 11. The Effect of Going Test-optional on Diversity and Admissions, by Kyle Sweitzer The Future of College Admissions List of Contributors Index

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Jack Buckley is the senior vice president of research and evaluation at the American Institutes for Research and a research associate professor of applied statistics at New York University. He is the coauthor of Charter Schools: Hope or Hype? Lynn Letukas is an associate research scientist at the College Board. She is the author of Primetime Pundits: How Cable News Covers Social Issues. Ben Wildavsky is senior fellow and executive director at the College Board Policy Center. He is the author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities are Reshaping the World.

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