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Download full textSilver, Evelyn Stern, Ed. – 1976
In response to increasing evidence of score declines with no apparent agreement as to meaning or causes, the National Institute of Education (NIE) sponsored a Conference on Declining Test Scores in June of 1975. The objectives of the conference were to (1) clarify the evidence and estimate the extent of test score declines; (2) review evidence for…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Conference Reports
Breland, Hunter M. – 1976
The available evidence pertaining to the decline in scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Testing Program (ACT) is reviewed in terms of: the test, the test-taking population, the college bound population, the schools, and societal factors. The SAT score decline is described in both graphic and tabular form, and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Attendance
