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Bond, Lloyd – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
Three important issues related to the testing debate, particularly in the context of college and professional school admissions, are reviewed and evaluated. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Equal Protection, Test Bias
Download full textFrankel, Steven M.; And Others – 1983
In response to concerns raised by principals at both the elementary and intermediate levels regarding the amount of instructional time consumed by students taking tests which were not related to day-to-day instruction, a study was conducted of the amount of time spent preparing to give such tests and actually administering them, and the manner in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Group Testing
Peer reviewedLinn, Robert L. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1990
The nature of admissions tests and their intended uses are reviewed. Evidence regarding the validity of tests, their contributions to admissions decisions, the effects of coaching, and possible bias in the predictive meaning of test scores for women and minorities are discussed. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Decision Making
