Rethinking the SAT - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415948355 ISBN 13: 9780415948357

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

Rethinking the SAT is a unique presentation of the latest thoughts and research findings of key individuals in the world of college admissions, including the president of the largest public university system in the U.S., as well as the presidents of the two companies that sponsor college admissions tests in the U.S. The contributors address not only the pros and cons of the SAT itself, but the broader question of who should go to college in the twenty-first century.

About this title

About the Author

Rebecca Zwick is a Professor at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a former researcher for Educational Testing Service (ETS) and author of Fair Game: The Use ofStandardized Admissions Tests in Higher Education (RoutledgeFalmer).

From the Inside Flap

"Rethinking the SAT is the most thorough and balanced discussion of admissions testing to appear in recent years. This book should be required reading for all college and university admissions staff. It sets out all of the major issues and gives an interesting perspective on future directions for admissions testing."
Mark D. Reckase, Professor of Measurement and Quantitative Methods, Michigan State University

"Rebecca Zwick s impressive volume assembles a full and balanced compendium of current research on the use of standardized tests in undergraduate admissions decisions."
Clifford Attkisson, Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of California, San Francisco

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415948355
• ISBN 13: 9780415948357
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Zwick Rebecca