Myths and Tradeoffs:

The Role of Tests in Undergraduate Admissions

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Size: 58 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1999

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Alexandra Beatty, M. R. C. Greenwood, and Robert L. Linn, Editors; Steering Committee for the Workshop on Higher Education Admissions, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-2	(skim)
Context	3-9	(skim)
What Do Colleges Really Do?	10-16	(skim)
What Do Test Scores Really Mean?	17-27	(skim)
Tradeoffs	28-31	(skim)
Topics for Further Study	32-33	(skim)
References	34-36	(skim)
Appendix A: Agenda, Workshop on the Role of Tests in Higher Education Admission	37-40	(skim)
Appendix B: Participants, Workshop on the Role of Tests in Higher Education Admission	41-44	(skim)

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The Role of Tests in Undergraduate Admissions

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