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Tully, Susannah – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
As more colleges move to "test optional" admissions policies, the debate over the utility and interpretation of standardized-test scores continues. In this article, the author interviews Daniel Koretz, a professor of education at Harvard University and author of "Measuring Up: What Educational Testing Really Tells Us". Koretz…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Programs, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests
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Powell, Brian; Steelman, Lala Carr – Harvard Educational Review, 1996
Updates an earlier study by reanalyzing interstate variations in Scholastic Aptitude Test and American College Test scores. Reaffirms the conclusion that state rankings based on such scores change dramatically when adjusted for number of test takers or class rank of test-taking population. Finds that public expenditures are positively related to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality, Scores, State Programs
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Office of Evaluation, Assessment and Research. – 1985
Alaskan students' scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) increased nine points between 1984 and 1985, matching the national gain. These scores marked the fourth year of increases following 17 years of consistently declining scores. Thirty-three percent of Alaska's high school seniors took the SAT in 1985. The combined score of 923 was 17…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Trends, High Schools
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Planning, Evaluation, and Research Div. – 1983
This report contains the complete statewide results of the California Assessment Program, including some features that have become standard and some that are new this year: detailed findings for reading, written language, mathematics, and specific skill areas within each major area; national comparisons; expert opinions of the results; comparable…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Literacy