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Chenoweth, Karin – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
While Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and American College Testing Program (ACT) scores are viewed as reliable, and colleges and universities continue to use them, they are often misunderstood and misused. They are reliable for predicting freshman grades only when comparisons are made within one racial group. They also do not account for student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Higher Education
