In this foundational volume, renowned chapter authors address a diverse set of themes related to college admissions, examining new perspectives, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of current practices, and discussing how institutions might use different techniques to attract diverse students.
In this foundational volume, renowned chapter authors address a diverse set of themes related to college admissions, examining new perspectives, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of current practices, and discussing how institutions might use different techniques to attract diverse students.
Kurt F. Geisinger is Director of the Buros Center for Testing and W.C. Meierhenry Distinguished University Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Robert Sternberg Preface Kurt F. Geisinger Chapter 1 College Admissions: What Our Goals Should Be and What Works to Get Us There Kurt F. Geisinger Chapter 2 Admissions Testing Impact on Access and Alternative Options Wayne J. Camara Chapter 3 The Interconnectedness of Issues Confronting Four-Year Colleges in the Area of Admissions Transparency and Equity: Ethical Considerations Don Hossler Chapter 4 Three Reasons Why the Black-White Test-Score Achievement Gap is Mythology: Implications for College Admissions Janet E. Helms Chapter 5 College Admissions for Students with Disabilities: A History and a Future Kurt F. Geisinger Chapter 6 Biographical Data and Situational Judgment Measures of Student Potential Neal Schmitt Chapter 7 Improving the Validity and Diversity of a College Admissions Selection System: The Utility of Social and Emotional Learning Measures Krista Mattern & Kate Walton Chapter 8 Context Matters: The Importance of Environmental Information in College Admissions Jessica S. Howell Michael Hurwitz Samuel Imlay & Greg Perfetto Chapter 9 Using Quantitative Techniques to Promote Diversity in Admissions Rebecca Zwick Chapter 10 Colorado's Affirmative Action Experiment: Disadvantage Overachievement and New Routes to Racial Diversity Matthew Gaertner & Malerie Barnes Chapter 11 Some Final Thoughts on College Admissions: International Perspectives Summary Thoughts and a Look to the Future Kurt F. Geisinger Afterword Edmund Gordon Administrator's Actions Karen M. Alexander Glueckert Contributor Bios
Foreword Robert Sternberg Preface Kurt F. Geisinger Chapter 1 College Admissions: What Our Goals Should Be and What Works to Get Us There Kurt F. Geisinger Chapter 2 Admissions Testing Impact on Access and Alternative Options Wayne J. Camara Chapter 3 The Interconnectedness of Issues Confronting Four-Year Colleges in the Area of Admissions Transparency and Equity: Ethical Considerations Don Hossler Chapter 4 Three Reasons Why the Black-White Test-Score Achievement Gap is Mythology: Implications for College Admissions Janet E. Helms Chapter 5 College Admissions for Students with Disabilities: A History and a Future Kurt F. Geisinger Chapter 6 Biographical Data and Situational Judgment Measures of Student Potential Neal Schmitt Chapter 7 Improving the Validity and Diversity of a College Admissions Selection System: The Utility of Social and Emotional Learning Measures Krista Mattern & Kate Walton Chapter 8 Context Matters: The Importance of Environmental Information in College Admissions Jessica S. Howell Michael Hurwitz Samuel Imlay & Greg Perfetto Chapter 9 Using Quantitative Techniques to Promote Diversity in Admissions Rebecca Zwick Chapter 10 Colorado's Affirmative Action Experiment: Disadvantage Overachievement and New Routes to Racial Diversity Matthew Gaertner & Malerie Barnes Chapter 11 Some Final Thoughts on College Admissions: International Perspectives Summary Thoughts and a Look to the Future Kurt F. Geisinger Afterword Edmund Gordon Administrator's Actions Karen M. Alexander Glueckert Contributor Bios
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