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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED171820 AUTHOR: Astin, Alexander W.
TITLE: Testing in the Post "Bakke" Period.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1979
NOTE: 15 p.; Address presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association (San Francisco,
California, April 11, 1979); Not available in hard copy due
to the reproduction quality of the original document
ABSTRACT: Efforts to implement affirmative action programs
will not be effective until alternatives to the traditional
use of standardized tests in admissions, grading, and
tracking are considered. These test scores are used in
college admissions to predict college grades. Some kind of
selective admissions process is needed, but admissions
procedures should be designed to select students, and not
to
track them. Modifying admissions policies is the best way
to
remedy the unequal opportunity posed by tracking.
Alternatives to the standardized test for admissions must
be
found if minorities are to gain equal access to higher
education. (Author/MC)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Achievement; Admission-Criteria;
Affirmative-Action; Higher-Education;
Norm-Referenced-Tests;
Opinions-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *College-Admission; *Equal-Education;
*Grade-Prediction; *Minority-Groups; *Standardized-Tests
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