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Atkinson, Richard C. – Presidency, 2001
The president of the University of California proposes that colleges and universities abandon their use of the SAT I in assessing applicants, and several other higher education officials respond. (EV)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, College Admission, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests
Gose, Ben; Selingo, Jeffrey – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2001
Explores how social, legal, and demographic forces threaten to dethrone the most widely used college entrance exam. New criticism focuses on the use of what is essentially an IQ test to measure students' ability to learn. (EV)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, High Stakes Tests, Higher Education
Peer reviewedVaseleck, Jim – Journal of College and University Law, 1994
The context in which higher education admissions tests are used, both intended, validated uses and misuses, are examined. Possible legal problems of misuse are discussed in light of a recent court decision, Sharif v. New York State Education Department. Focus is on three tests: the Scholastic Assessment Test, Graduate Record Examinations, and the…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Court Litigation
