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ERIC Number: EJ236584
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Nov
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The SAT, College Admissions, and the Concept of Talent: Unexamined Myths, Unexplained Perceptions, Needed Explorations.
Bracey, Gerald W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v62 n3 p197-99 Nov 1980
Argues that the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is an irrelevant concern because colleges, as a result of declining enrollments, are admitting a very high percentage of their applicants. Questions the predictive ability of the test and urges that other methods of evaluating and defining ability be found. (IRT)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Public Opinion
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scholastic Aptitude Test