Alternative Admissions Criteria in the 80's.

Grant, Marvin L.; Singleton, Roy, Jr.

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Publication Date: 1982

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Alternative Admissions Criteria in the 80's.

Grant, Marvin L.; Singleton, Roy, Jr.

Negro Educational Review, v33 n3-4 p167-75 Jul-Oct 1982

Emphasizes that college admissions criteria based on test scores that tend to be correlated with socioeconomic status are biased against racial/ethnic minorities. Suggests that alternative criteria might consider students' personality traits. (Author/MJL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Black Students, College Admission, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Student Characteristics, Test Bias, White Students

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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