Contextualizing the SAT: Experimental Evidence on College Admission Recommendations for Low-SES Applicants
Contextualizing the SAT: Experimental Evidence on College Admission Recommendations for Low-SES Applicants
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DOI：
10.1177/0895904819874752
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发表时间：
2022-03-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Bowman, Nicholas A.
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作者：
Bastedo, Michael N.;Glasener, Kristen M.;Bowman, Nicholas A.
虽然大学入学考试已成为录取的一个关键因素，但人们对考试成绩相对于其他学术因素在评估学生申请文件中的影响知之甚少。本研究进行了一项随机对照试验，以确定是否提供学生的考试成绩的背景下，他们如何表现相对于他们的学校和邻里同龄人增加的可能性，招生官员（n = 321）将建议录取低社会经济地位（SES）的申请人。该研究还探讨了如何包括一个人的入学论文，传达毅力，或坚持追求长期目标的能力，影响录取决策。在上下文条件下的招生人员更有可能接受低SES和高SES申请人比那些没有上下文信息的测试成绩，但是，他们并不更有可能接受申请人谁传达砂砾在他们的个人文章。
Although it is well established that college entrance exams have become a key factor for admission to selective institutions, less is known about the influence of test scores in relation to other academic factors in the evaluation of a student's application file. This study conducts a randomized-controlled trial to determine whether providing students' test scores in context-how they perform relative to their school and neighborhood peers-increases the likelihood that admission officers (n = 321) would recommend admitting low-socioeconomic status (SES) applicants. The study also examines how including a personal admission essay that conveys grit, or ability to persevere in the pursuit of long-term goals, influences admission decision making. Admission officers in the contextual condition were significantly more likely to accept both the low-SES and high-SES applicant than those without contextual information on test scores; however, they were not more likely to accept applicants who convey grit in their personal essays.