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ERIC Number: EJ522388
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
Comparing the Utility of Two Procedures for Admitting Students to Liberal Arts: An Application of Decision-Theoretic Models.
Ben-Shakhar, Gershon; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v56 n1 p90-107 Feb 1996
A threshold utility model was used to assess the usefulness of adding a scholastic aptitude test to a selection system for applicants to a liberal arts program. Results with 426 subjects indicated that the test added little in recruiting students who passed, but did help in identifying potentially excellent students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, High Achievement, High School Students, High Schools, Identification, Liberal Arts, Selection
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Decision Theoretic Testing; Threshold Utility Model