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Combining the Ipsative and Normative Approaches in Selection Validation

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Howell, Margaret A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971

Descriptors: Classification, Competitive Selection, Models, Norms

The Use of Tests in Admissions to Higher Education.

Fruen, Mary – NCME Measurement in Education, 1978

There are both strengths and weaknesses of using standardized test scores as a criterion for admission to institutions of higher education. The relative importance of scores is dependent on the institution's degree of selectivity. In general, decision processes and admissions criteria are not well defined. Advantages of test scores include: use of…

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Competitive Selection