Choosing students : higher education admissions tools for the 21st century / edited by Wayne J. Camara, Ernest W. Kimmel.

"This volume brings together a varied array of experts from psychology, sociology, psychometrics, and educational policy to share their insights, research, and recommendations regarding these and other college admission issues. Whereas other books describe and critique current admissions tests and p...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Camara, Wayne J.
Kimmel, Ernest W.
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > United States > Admission.
Physical Description:x, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Competition in higher education and admissions testing / Lee C. Bollinger
  • What is it we think we are trying to fix and how should we fix it? A view from the admissions office / Robert Laird
  • Who is at the door? The demography of higher education in the 21st century / Ernest W. Kimmel
  • Broadening criteria of college success and the impact of cognitive predictors / Wayne J. Camara
  • Broadening predictors of college success / Wayne J. Camara
  • The performance-diversity tradeoff in admission testing / Paul R. Sackett
  • Prospects for improving grades for use in admissions / Warren E. Willingham
  • Evaluating college applicants : some alternatives / Robert L. Linn
  • Augmenting the SAT through assessments of analytical, practical, and creative skills / Robert J. Sternberg and The Rainbow project collaborators
  • The case for noncognitive measures / William E. Sedlacek
  • Broadening the performance domain in the prediction of academic success / Neal Schmitt, Frederick L. Oswald, and Michael A. Gillespie
  • Assessing the personal characteristics of premedical students / Patricia M. Etienne and Ellen R. Julian
  • Access and diversity in law school admissions / Peter J. Pashley, Andrea E. Thornton, and Jennifer R. Duffy
  • Toward a science of assessment / Isaac I. Bejar
  • The integration of secondary and postsecondary assessment systems : cautionary concerns / Stanley Rabinowitz
  • Rethinking admission and placement in an era of new K-12 standards / Michael W. Kirst
  • Proficiency-based admissions / David T. Conley.