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Research in Sweden with Regard to Predictive Tests and Interviews for Admission to Higher Education.
Henrysson, Sten – 1978
In 1965 a parliamentary commission began a review of the whole system of competency and university admission in Sweden in order to simplify it and bring it into line with other education reforms. The research projects undertaken as a basis for making reform recommendations were published in 1970, and the findings are briefly reviewed here. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Carroll, C. Dennis – 1977
Three alternative strategies for college selection, their associated cost and benefits are described in this study. These include a strict meritocratic procedure, a minority quota procedure and a disadvantaged quota procedure. The strict meritocratic procedure was operationalized in terms of predicted probability of success; the minority quota…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, College Admission
