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Noble, John H., Jr.; Hepler, Juanita B. – Evaluation Review, 1990
The abbreviated (less-than-two-year) advanced-standing program in social work education was evaluated based on studies indicating that holders of bachelors' degrees in social work perform better than others in graduate social work programs. Admissions office record data allowed proper assessment of undergraduate grade inflation and graduate record…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Admission Criteria, Advanced Placement Programs, Bachelors Degrees
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Admissions Testing Program. – 1992
The Admissions Testing Program of the College Board consists of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE), the Student Descriptive Questionnaire (SDQ), and the Achievement Tests. By registering for the tests and completing the SDQ, students provide information about themselves and their schools for their own…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Response Analysis Corp., Princeton, NJ. – 1978
College applicants taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) were surveyed regarding the tests, college admission in general, and the communications received concerning the test and their scores. Separate questionnaires were administered before taking the SAT or TSWE, after taking the test, and after…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Biographical Inventories, College Admission, College Bound Students
Zorn, Jeffrey L. – 1983
Although by traditional measures of test validity, the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is not culture biased, it, along with the English Composition Test and the Test of Standard Written English, reinforces a narrow view of academic excellence that excludes culturally different youths. Designed to prevent admission errors, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests
Tibby, Edward R.; Hirabayashi, Judith Bonnett – 1977
A survey of 71 colleges showed relatively little change in recruitment, admissions, and placement policies or procedures despite commonly predicted declines in future enrollment. A similar questionnaire sent to ten regional executives tended to confirm this finding. The questionnaire responses showed wide variability in current practices. Few of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission