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ERIC Number: EJ233645
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1980-Aug
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The Scholastic Aptitude Test: A Response to Slack and Porter's "Critical Appraisal."
Jackson, Rex
Harvard Educational Review, v50 n3 p382-91 Aug 1980
Responding to allegations about the effect of coaching on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and its predictive validity ("Harvard Educational Review," May 1980), Jackson evaluates Slack and Porter's arguments and addresses the issues of the utility of SAT scores as admissions criteria and the alleged misrepresentation of negative research findings. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Admission, Grade Prediction, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Test Coaching, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
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