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| Admission Criteria | 1 |
| Bias | 1 |
| Blacks | 1 |
| College Admission | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Jews | 1 |
| Minority Groups | 1 |
| Predictor Variables | 1 |
| Whites | 1 |
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| Educational and Psychological… | 1 |
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| Silverman, Bernie I. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSilverman, Bernie I.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
Cleary's and Thorndike's definition of bias in college admissions criteria (ACT scores and high school percentile rank) were examined for black, white, and Jewish students. Use of the admissions criteria tended to overpredict blacks' performance, accurately predict whites' performance, and underpredict that of Jews. In light of Cleary's…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bias, Blacks, College Admission
