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Résumé :
This volume brings a variety of perspectives to bear on the issue of how higher education institutions can--or should--choose students during the early part of the 21st century. The volume is particularly timely because the question of how changes in adm

Biographie:
Wayne Camara, Ernest W. Kimmel

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Contents: Preface. Part I: Diversity in Higher Education.L.C. Bollinger, Competition in Higher Education and Admissions Testing. R. Laird, What Is It We Think We Are Trying to Fix and How Should We Fix It? A View From the Admissions Office. E.W. Kimmel, Who Is at the Door? The Demography of Higher Education in the 21st Century. W.J. Camara, Broadening Criteria of College Success and the Impact of Cognitive Predictors. W.J. Camara, Broadening Predictors of College Success. Part II: Improving Current Practice.P.R. Sackett, The Performance-Diversity Tradeoff in Admission Testing. W.W. Willingham, Prospects for Improving Grades for Use in Admissions. R.L. Linn, Evaluating College Applicants: Some Alternatives. Part III: New Constructs and New Measures.R.J. Sternberg, The Rainbow Project Collaborators, Augmenting the SAT Through Assessments of Analytical, Practical, and Creative Skills. W.E. Sedlacek, The Case for Noncognitive Measures. N. Schmitt, F.L. Oswald, M. Gillespie, Broadening the Performance Domain in the Prediction of Academic Success. P.M. Etienne, E.R. Julian, Assessing the Personal Characteristics of Premedical Students. P.J. Pashley, A.E. Thornton, J.R. Duffy, Access and Diversity in Law School Admissions. I.I. Bejar, Toward a Science of Assessment. Part IV: Admission in the Context of K-16 Reform Efforts.S. Rabinowitz, The Integration of Secondary and Postsecondary Assessment Systems: Cautionary Concerns. M.W. Kirst, Rethinking Admission and Placement in an Era of New K-12 Standards. D.T. Conley, Proficiency-Based Admissions.