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Peer reviewedZaaiman, Hermien; van der Flier, Henk; Thijs, Gerard D. – Higher Education, 2000
Research on the fairness, effectiveness, and efficiency of selecting students is reported in the context of selecting educationally disadvantaged black students in South Africa for a one-year mathematics- and science-based student-centered compensatory university preparatory program. A formula comprised of weighted mathematics, science, and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, College Bound Students, Compensatory Education
Kissel, Mary Ann – 1986
The use of stepwise discriminant analysis as a means to select entering students who would benefit from a special program for the disadvantaged was studied. In fall 1984, 278 full-time black students were admitted as first-time students to a large urban university. Of the total, 200 entered a special program for the disadvantaged and 78 entered…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Admission, College Students, Compensatory Education
