Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ413481
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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The Effects of Assessment on Minority Participation and Achievement in Higher Education.
McTarnaghan, Roy E.
New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 65 (The Effect of Assessment on Minority Student Participation) v17 n1 p77-82 Spr 1990
Experience with student outcomes assessment in the Florida state university system suggests that precollegiate interventions, including raising admission and retention standards, can improve minority success in college. The more demanding policies have focused on the skill levels needed for academic success and on the need for college-preparatory counseling. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, College Preparation, College Students, Counseling Services, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Outcomes of Education, School Holding Power, Scores, Standardized Tests, State Universities, Statewide Planning, Student Evaluation, Student Participation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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