Reflections on a Century of College Admissions Tests
Reflections on a Century of College Admissions Tests
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DOI：
10.3102/0013189x09351981
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发表时间：
2009-12-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Geiser, Saul
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作者：
Atkinson, Richard C.;Geiser, Saul
大学理事会最初是一种成绩测试，旨在衡量学生对大学预备课程的掌握程度。从那时起，入学考试发生了重大变化，引入了学术能力测试，Lindquist创建了ACT，重新对特定学科评估产生了兴趣，目前正在努力调整基于K-12标准的测试用于大学招生。我们兜了一圈，重新认识到成绩测试的价值。基于课程的成绩测试是比其他测试更有效的大学准备指标，对K-12学校也有重要的激励或信号效应：它们有助于加强严格的学术课程，并在从高中到大学的道路上创造更好的教学，学习和评估沿着。
The College Boards started as achievement tests designed to measure students' mastery of college preparatory subjects. Admissions testing has significantly changed since then with the introduction of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, Lindquist's creation of the ACT, renewed interest in subject-specific assessments, and current efforts to adapt K-12 standards-based tests for use in college admissions. We have come full circle to a renewed appreciation for the value of achievement tests. Curriculum-based achievement tests are more valid indicators of college readiness than other tests and have important incentive or signaling effects for K-12 schools as well: They help reinforce a rigorous academic curriculum and create better alignment of teaching, learning, and assessment along the pathway from high school to college.