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Admissions Testing: Recommended Uses, Validity, Differential Prediction, and Coaching.

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Linn, Robert L. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1990

The nature of admissions tests and their intended uses are reviewed. Evidence regarding the validity of tests, their contributions to admissions decisions, the effects of coaching, and possible bias in the predictive meaning of test scores for women and minorities are discussed. (Author/SLD)

Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Decision Making

The Devaluation of Standardized Testing: One District's Response to a Mandated Assessment.

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Moore, William P. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1994

Teacher testing-related attitudes and practices related to court-ordered achievement testing were studied through a mail survey completed by 79 elementary school teachers in a midwestern urban district. Teachers engaged in a large number of test preparation practices and reported finding minimal value in purpose or results of testing. (SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Court Litigation, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices