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Pellegrino, Christina – College and University, 2022
This study examines U.S. national colleges and universities that have de-emphasized or eliminated ACT and SAT scores and have implemented test-optional policies for undergraduate admissions. The study investigates the test-optional admissions trend and provides a "pre-post" quantitative analysis of test-optional policy effects on the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Undergraduate Students, Admission Criteria
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Paris, Joseph H.; Torsney, Benjamin; Fiorot, Sara; Pressimone Beckowski, Catherine – Journal of College Access, 2022
An increasing number of postsecondary institutions in the United States have introduced test-optional admissions policies primarily due to criticism of standardized admissions tests as potentially biased predictors of student success. However, the impact of the test-optional movement is largely unknown and continues to evolve amid the COVID-19…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Standardized Tests
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Bennett, Christopher T. – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
This study examines a diverse set of nearly 100 private institutions that adopted test-optional undergraduate admissions policies between 2005-2006 and 2015-2016. Using comparative interrupted time series analysis and difference-in-differences with matching, I find that test-optional policies were associated with a 3% to 4% increase in Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Applicants, College Admission, Admission Criteria
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Donahue, Tara; Rentz, Bradley; Santos, Michelle; Aguon, Alicia C.; Arens, Sheila A. – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
Policymakers and educators on Guåhan (Guam) are concerned about the persistent shortage of qualified K-12 teachers. Staff at the Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam, UOG) School of Education, the only local university that offers a teacher training and certification program, believe that more students are interested in becoming teachers but…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria
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Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study that examined which student demographic and academic preparation characteristics predict passing the Praxis® Core test and each of its subtests at the Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam, UOG) School of Education. This information is needed to increase admissions to the School of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria
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Donahue, T.; Rentz, B.; Santos, M.; Aguon, A. C.; Arens, S. A. – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
Policymakers and educators on Guåhan (Guam) are concerned about the persistent shortage of qualified K-12 teachers. Staff at the Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam, UOG) School of Education, the only local university that offers a teacher training and certification program, believe that more students are interested in becoming teachers but…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria
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Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
The "Using High School and College Data to Predict Teacher Candidates' Performance on the Praxis at Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam)" study examined which student demographic and academic preparation characteristics predict passing the Praxis® Core test and each of its subtests at the Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam, UOG)…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria