Appendix A
Agenda
The Role of Tests in Higher Education Admissions
A National Research Council Workshop sponsored by the Board on Testing and Assessment and the Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel
DECEMBER 17-Wyndham Bristol Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, 202-955-6400
8:30 am |
Welcome and Introduction |
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This workshop is designed as a preliminary exploration of key issues in the debate over the rational role of standardized test results in the selection of students for college. Its purpose is to assist BOTA and OSEP in examining the proper role of test data in higher education admissions, and in identifying directions for further investigation. |
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M.R.C. Greenwood, University of California, Santa Cruz, chair, OSEP |
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Robert Linn, University of Colorado, Boulder, chair, BOTA |
8:45 am |
Defining Successful Students and Institutional Goals |
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Moderator. Robert Linn |
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Presentation: What is the range of successful college performance across institutions? How do schools determine which questions they want answered about applicants? |
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Thomas Kane, Kennedy School, Harvard University |
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Discussion: Richard Atkinson, University of California Maryanne Fox, North Carolina State University |
9:45 am |
Break |
10:00 am |
Demystifying the Numbers |
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Moderator. John Wiley, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
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Paper: High Stakes and Ubiquitous Presence: An Overview and Comparison of the ACT Assessment Program and the SAT program. |
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Richard Jaeger, University of North Carolina Linda Wightman, University of North Carolina |
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Paper: National Trends in the Use of Test Scores in College Admissions |
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Hunter Breland, Educational Testing Service |
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Discussion: Are the uses of test results consistent with the intentions of the examiners? |
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Discussants: Nancy Cole, Educational Testing Service Richard Ferguson, American College Testing Howard Everson, The College Board |
12:00 pm |
LUNCH |
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Current Practices and Their Impacts |
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Moderators: Michael Kirst, Stanford University William Taylor, Attorney at Law |
1:00 pm |
Paper: Validity in College Selection: Context and Evidence |
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Warren Willingham, Educational Testing Service |
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Paper: True Scores, Consequences, and People: Tests and Their Impact on Selection and Educational Progress of Minorities |
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Sylvia Johnson, Howard University Discussant: Gary Natriello, Columbia University |
2:00 pm |
Break |
2:15 pm |
Presentation: Rethinking Selection in the Current Legal Environment |
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Susan Sturm, University of Pennsylvania Law School |
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Discussion |
3:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Admissions officers reflect on political, practical, and legal pressures that affect the selection process |
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David Cuttino,Tufts University Thomas Parker, Williams College Robert Seltzer, University of Wisconsin |
4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
DECEMBER 18-National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave., 202-334-1578
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Current Practices and Their Impacts |
8:30 am |
Paper: Prominent Explanations and Potential Prominent Factors in the Black/White Test Score Gap |
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Samuel Lucas, University of California, Berkeley |
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Discussion: Is the predictive validity of test scores sufficient to outweigh evidence of disparate impact? |
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Discussants: David Breneman, University of Virginia Stacey Berg Dale, The Andrew Mellon Foundation Meredith Phillips, UCLA Debra Stewart, North Carolina State University |
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Moderator. Christopher Edley, Harvard Law School |
10:15 am |
Break |
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Alternatives and Supplements to Testing |
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Moderator. Carlos Gutierrez, California State University, Los Angeles |
10:30 am |
Presentation: Current practices on University of California campuses |
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Dennis Galligani, University of California |
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Panel Discussion: Admissions officers reflect on promising alternatives and supplements to test scores |
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David Conley, University of Oregon William Hiss, Bates College Robert Seltzer, University of Wisconsin Audrey Smith, Hampshire College Peter Van Buskirk, Franklin and Marshall College |
12:30 pm |
LUNCH |
1:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Perspectives on the practical and policy issues associated with the selection process |
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Moderator. Robert Linn |
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Daniel Koretz, Boston College Ronald Latanision, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Susan Sturm, University of Pennsylvania Thomas Kane, Kennedy School, Harvard University |
3:00 pm |
Synthesis and Reflections on Next Steps |
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Moderators: M.R.C. Greenwood and Robert Linn |
3:30 pm |
Adjourn |