Introduction to Special Section: The Validity of Using College Admission Tests as Indicators of High School Accountability

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-9
Author(s):  
Howard T. Everson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Special Section ◽  
College Admission ◽  
School Accountability ◽  
Admission Tests

scholarly journals Missed Exams and Lost Opportunities: Who Could Gain From Expanded College Admission Testing?

AERA Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 233285841985503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E. Cook ◽  
Sarah Turner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
College Admission ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Admission Tests ◽  
Universal Testing ◽  
Admission Test

When students with the capacity to succeed in a 4-year college do not take a college admission test, this represents a potential loss of opportunity for students and colleges alike. However, the costs of testing—both pecuniary and nonpecuniary—may exceed the benefits for students who lack the interest in or qualifications for college attendance. In states like Virginia, access to admission tests varies markedly with district and family circumstances. We estimate that universal testing in Virginia could increase the number of high school graduates with test scores competitive for admission at broad-access universities in the state by as much as 40%—and at the most selective institutions by nearly 20%—with larger increases for low-income students. Alternative policies that encourage testing among students with strong demonstrated academic performance could realize nearly these increases without generating testing costs for students who are unlikely to attend a 4-year college.

Sex-specific differential prediction of college admission tests: A meta-analysis.

2013 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 478-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska T. Fischer ◽  
Johannes Schult ◽  
Benedikt Hell
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
College Admission ◽  
Differential Prediction ◽  
Admission Tests
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