A Survey of Trends and Patterns in Collegiate Admission and Placement. A Focused Informational Report.

Autor/inn/en	Tibby, Edward R.; Hirabayashi, Judith Bonnett
Institution	Educational Testing Service, Berkeley, CA.
Titel	A Survey of Trends and Patterns in Collegiate Admission and Placement. A Focused Informational Report.
Quelle	(1977), (146 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrative Policy; Admission Criteria; Affirmative Action; College Admission; College Bound Students; College Entrance Examinations; College Freshmen; Colleges; Declining Enrollment; Educational Trends; English; Enrollment Projections; Essay Tests; Evaluation Methods; Grades (Scholastic); Higher Education; Mathematics; Minority Groups; Physical Disabilities; Private Colleges; Questionnaires; Student Placement; Student Recruitment; Surveys; Tables (Data); Test Interpretation; Universities; ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test); Test of Standard Written English + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Studienanfänger; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bildungsentwicklung; English language; Englisch; Schriftlicher Sprachgebrauch; Notenspiegel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Mathematik; Ethnische Minderheit; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Privathochschule; Fragebogen; Schülerpraktikum; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Tabelle; Test analysis; Testauswertung; University; Universität; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	A survey of 71 colleges showed relatively little change in recruitment, admissions, and placement policies or procedures despite commonly predicted declines in future enrollment. A similar questionnaire sent to ten regional executives tended to confirm this finding. The questionnaire responses showed wide variability in current practices. Few of the colleges anticipated declining enrollments, and 40 percent indicated that they planned to raise admissions standards. The responses indicated a moderate increase in the importance of high school records and of test scores and a slight decrease in the use of recommendations. No clear patterns were shown regarding recruitment of special applicants such as physically handicapped or members of ethnic minority groups. The results showed confusion over the appropriate use of the College Entrance Examination Board's Test of Standard Written English for placement decisions. High school grades were frequently cited as the criteria for decisions regarding placement in freshmen English and mathematics courses; however, there was an indication of greater use of essay tests. The questionnaires and tabulated results are appended. (CTM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC