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ERIC Number: EJ508526
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
"Recentering" the SAT Score Scale.
Young, John W.
College and University, v70 n2 p60-62 Win 1995
The new scale used for scoring the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) is explained, its development is described, and implications for the college admissions process are discussed. The recentering was designed to remedy the downward drift of the score distribution midpoint. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Change, Higher Education, Scores, Standardized Tests, Test Interpretation, Test Score Decline
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Scholastic Assessment Tests