The Growth of the Test-Optional Movement: Analysis of Test-Optional Admissions Policies in American Higher Education

Autor/in	Lofaro, Angela C.
Titel	The Growth of the Test-Optional Movement: Analysis of Test-Optional Admissions Policies in American Higher Education
Quelle	In: College and University, 97 (2022) 3, S.2-8 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0889
Schlagwörter	Minority Group Students; College Admission; College Entrance Examinations; School Policy; Student Diversity; Reputation; Success; Program Effectiveness; Graduation Rate; Selective Admission; SAT (College Admission Test); ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Schulpolitik; Erfolg; Bildungsselektion; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	In light of the current discourse around the alleged discriminatory nature of the SAT and ACT exams against underrepresented minority students, and the increase in American institutions of higher education choosing to adopt test-optional freshman admission policies, this study sought to identify weather these policies are associated with changes in specific institutional outcomes. The research questions focused on the areas of diversity in enrollment, reputation of the institution, and student success. Data were obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System (IPEDS) as well as U.S. News & World Report and were analyzed using fixed-effects panel regression models. The results of the analysis indicated statistically significant results for five of the six dependent variables when institutions switched from a test-required to a test-optional admission policy when controlling for other predictors included in the models. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01