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Choosing students : higher education admissions tools for the 21st century / edited by Wayne J. Camara, Enrest W. Kimmel.

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Brings a variety of perspectives to bear on the issue of how higher education institutions can - or should - choose students during the early part of the 21st century.

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Other Authors: Camara, Wayne J., Kimmel, Ernest W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > United States > Admission.
Universities and colleges > Admission.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I Diversity in Higher Education
  • chapter 1 Competition in Higher Education and Admissions Testing / Lee C. Bollinger
  • chapter 2 What Is It We Think We Are Trying to Fix and How Should We Fix It? A View From the Admissions Office
  • chapter 3 Who Is at the Door? The Demography of Higher Education in the 21st Century
  • chapter 4 Broadening Criteria of College Success and the Impact of Cognitive Predictors
  • chapter 5 Broadening Predictors of College Success / Wayne J. Camara
  • part II Improving Current Practice
  • chapter 6 The Performance--Diversity Tradeoff in Admission Testing / Paul R. Sackett
  • chapter 7 Prospects for Improving Grades for Use in Admissions / Warren W. Willingham
  • chapter 8 Evaluating College Applicants: Some Alternatives / Robert L. Linn
  • part III New Constructs and New Measures
  • chapter 9 Augmenting the SAT Through Assessments of Analytical, Practical, and Creative Skills
  • chapter 10 The Case for Noncognitive Measures / William E. Sedlacek
  • chapter 11 Broadening the Performance Domain in the Prediction of Academic Success
  • chapter 12 Assessing the Personal Characteristics of Premedical Students / Patricia M. Etienne
  • chapter 13 Access and Diversity in Law School Admissions / Peter J. Pashley
  • chapter 14 Toward a Science of Assessment / Isaac I. Bejar
  • part IV Admission in the Context of K-16 Reform Efforts
  • chapter 15 The Integration of Secondary and Postsecondary Assessment Systems: Cautionary Concerns
  • chapter 16 Rethinking Admission and Placement in an Era of New K-12 Standards / K-12 Standards Michael W. Kirst
  • chapter 17 Proficiency-Based Admissions / David T. Conley.

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