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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED147354 AUTHOR: Tibby, Edward R.; Hirabayashi, Judith Bonnett
TITLE: A Survey of Trends and Patterns in Collegiate
Admission and Placement. A Focused Informational Report.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1977
NOTE: 146 p.; Portions of the questionnaire may not
reproduce well due to marginal legibility of original
document
ABSTRACT: A survey of 71 colleges showed relatively little
change in recruitment, admissions, and placement policies
or procedures despite commonly predicted declines in future
enrollment. A similar questionnaire sent to ten regional
executives tended to confirm this finding. The
questionnaire responses showed wide variability in current
practices. Few of the colleges anticipated declining
enrollments, and 40 percent indicated that they planned to
raise admissions standards. The responses indicated a
moderate increase in the importance of high school records
and of test scores and a slight decrease in the use of
recommendations. No clear patterns were shown regarding
recruitment of special applicants such as physically
handicapped or members of ethnic minority groups. The
results showed confusion over the appropriate use of the
College Entrance Examination Board's Test of Standard
Written English for placement decisions. High school grades
were frequently cited as the criteria for decisions
regarding placement in freshmen English and mathematics
courses; however, there was an indication of greater use of
essay tests. The questionnaires and tabulated results are
appended. (CTM)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action;
College-Bound-Students; College-Entrance-Examinations;
College-Freshmen; Colleges-; Educational-Trends; English-;
Enrollment-Projections; Essay Tests; Evaluation-Methods;
Grades-Scholastic; Higher Education; Mathematics-;
Minority-Groups; Physical Disabilities; Private-Colleges;
Questionnaires-; Student Recruitment; Tables-Data;
Test-Interpretation; Universities-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Administrative-Policy; *Admission
Criteria; *College-Admission; *Declining-Enrollment;
*Student-Placement; *Surveys-
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