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Belasco, Andrew S.; Rosinger, Kelly O.; Hearn, James C. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2015
The test-optional movement in the United States emerged largely in response to criticism of standardized admissions tests as inadequate and potentially biased measures of postsecondary promise. Although anecdotal reports suggest that test-optional policies have improved campus diversity, empirical research has not yet confirmed this claim.…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Test Bias, Evaluation Methods, Quasiexperimental Design
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Cousins, J. Bradley; Simon, Marielle – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1996
A multimethod evaluation of a major Canadian strategic grant program with surveys of 74 funded projects, 4 case studies, and interviews with researchers and grant application staff reveals the favorable effects of partnerships between research and practice on research and dissemination strategies in spite of ideological and pragmatic constraints.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education