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ERIC Number: EJ488898
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Affirmative Action and the SAT.
Fish, Stanley
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n2 p83 Win 1993-94
Discusses the problem of racial inequities inherent in the Scholastic Aptitude Test structure. The author argues that the origin of the test is based on racism and devised to confirm racist assumptions and that it is simultaneously being used to develop merit criteria for college admission. (GLR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Affirmative Action, Blacks, College Admission, Minority Groups, Racial Bias, Test Bias
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scholastic Aptitude Test