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ERIC Number: EJ166221
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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New Measures of College Selectivity
Astin, Alexander W.; Henson, James W.
Research in Higher Education, 6, 1, 1-9, 77
Institutional averages of entering freshman scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Test (ACT) were combined and edited to produce a single institutional measure of selectivity for 2,601 institutions. Correlations were made between scores and 19 institutional attributes. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, College Freshmen, Competitive Selection, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Measurement Techniques, Norm Referenced Tests, Predictive Validity
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Identifiers: ACT Assessment; Scholastic Aptitude Test