The Role of Standardized Tests in College Admissions. A Civil Rights Agenda for the Next Quarter Century

Autor/in	Zwick, Rebecca
Institution	University of California, Los Angeles. Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles
Titel	The Role of Standardized Tests in College Admissions. A Civil Rights Agenda for the Next Quarter Century
Quelle	(2023), (39 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Civil Rights; College Entrance Examinations; College Admission; Intelligence Tests; Admission Criteria; Social Differences; Educational History; Standardized Tests; Armed Forces; Test Construction; Culture Fair Tests; Futures (of Society); Access to Education; Equal Education; High School Students; Grades (Scholastic); Individual Characteristics; Scores; Academic Achievement; ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Aufnahmeprüfung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Sozialer Unterschied; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Military; Militär; Testaufbau; Future; Society; Zukunft; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Notenspiegel; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Schulleistung; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	Colleges and universities have become increasingly concerned that requiring standardized test scores for admission is an impediment to campus diversity, and these objections have grown with the recent focus on societal inequities. In addition, the pandemic led to the cancellation of test administrations, which, in turn, caused many institutions to eliminate admissions test requirements. These developments present an opportunity to reconsider the role of college admissions testing. The report begins by recounting the history of college admissions in the US, the relationship of admissions tests to intelligence testing and military testing, and the motivations for developing standardized exams to replace the admissions methods used at the turn of the twentieth century. Next, it describes the college admissions tests used today, along with their role in the admissions process, their advantages and limitations, and the ongoing debates about their fairness. Finally it discusses the future of admissions and admissions testing and end with a discussion of the concept of meritocracy as it applies to college admissions. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles. 8370 Math Sciences, P.O. Box 951521, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521. Tel: 310-267-5562; Fax: 310-206-6293; e-mail: crp@ucla.edu; Web site: http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01