Case Against the SAT

Name: Case Against the SAT
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ISBN: 9780226121420

ISBN-10: 0226121429

ISBN-13: 9780226121420

Edition: 1988

Authors: James Crouse, Dale Trusheim

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Every year, 1.5 million applicants to American colleges and universities take the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Over 1,500 colleges and universities either require or strongly recommend that applicants submit SAT scores. The College Entrance Examination Board and the Educational Testing Service claim that the SAT helps colleges select students, helps college-bound students select appropriate institutions, and furthers equality of opportunity. But does it really? Drawing on three national surveys and on hundreds of studies conducted by colleges, James Crouse and Dale Trusheim refute the justifications the College Board and the ETS give for requiring high school students to take the SAT. They…

Book details

List price: $64.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/31/1988
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 0.98" wide x 0.79" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



List of Tables Preface



Can We Trust ETS and the College Board to Monitor Themselves?



Overselling the SAT since 1926



The SAT Does Not Help Colleges Make Better Selection Decisions



The SAT Does Not Help Applicants Select Colleges Where They Can Be Successful



The SAT Has an Adverse Impact on Black Applicants



The SAT Has an Adverse Impact on Low-Income Applicants



The Effects of the SAT Have Not Changed since 1960



What Is to Be Done?


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Index