At a time when educators and businesses are alarmed by the poor preparation of students in the sciences, high achieving Asian Americans are being kept out of the most prestigious institutions. The success of Asian Americans in gaining access to higher education has led some institutions to limit their numbers. (MLW)

Asian Americans are popularly stereotyped as possessing innate characteristics that enable them to achieve excellence in virtually all fields of endeavor. But the reality of contemporary Asian American experiences is more complex, less easily summed up, and not yet thoroughly documented or understood. Current evidence does suggest, however, that…

There are discrepancies between the aptitude test scores of Asian and Pacific Americans and their academic and employment achievement. Asian Pacific Americans do better in school than their test scores predict, but have lower level jobs and income than predicted. These students perform above average in mathematics and science and below average in…

College attendance patterns, areas of study, and abilities of Asian Americans are considered. Asian Americans pursue higher education at somewhat higher rates than average, and the rate is increasing. They concentrate in business, the physical sciences, and engineering in greater than expected numbers in comparison with the general student…

This review of research on Asian American performance on cognitive measures (especially in comparison with the performance of whites) covers studies of intelligence test performance, academic ability, aptitude and achievement, cognitive style, and career paths (as influenced by cognitive abilities) among young children, elementary and secondary…

Formative evaluation of the WTTW-ESAA pilot television program, ECR '77, was conducted by Educational Testing Service. The pilot program, first of a planned television series intended to facilitate the desegregation process in our nation's high schools, was produced by television station WTTW in Chicago in cooperation with student co-producer…