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ERIC Number: EJ323618
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Problem of Standardized Testing in a Free and Pluralistic Society.
Willie, Charles V.
Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n9 p626-28 May 1985
The use of scores on standardized aptitude tests for college admission disproportionately excludes some racial and ethnic minorities. Admissions officials should select students whose abilities will enrich the learning environment and whose personal characteristics suggest they will serve the society after graduation. (MLF)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Ethnic Discrimination, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Predictive Measurement, Racial Discrimination, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Test Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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