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An Alternative to Exact Rank-in-Class
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Loar, Robert L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Class Rank, Educational Philosophy, Grading
More Informative than Rank-in-Class
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Stephens, John – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
The University School of Milwaukee eliminated class rank and substituted a bar graph system, illustrated and explained in the article. (SP)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Adoption (Ideas), Class Rank, College Admission
The Facts in the Case: What Colleges Do and Think about Rank-in-Class
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Seyfert, Warren C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Results of a national survey on collegiate use of class rank have been analyzed in terms of the chief characteristics that are associated with differences in a college's practice: 1) public or private support, 2) two- or four-year institutions, 3) size of enrollment, 4) section of country; tables and commentary explain the findings. (Editor)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Admission Criteria, Class Rank, College Admission
Compared to What? A Negative View of Class Rank
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Cavalier, James E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Various reasons are given for the unrealiability of class rank as an indicator of academic success; author is head of a small private college-preparatory school. (SP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Class Rank, College Admission
Guidelines for Working with Grade Point Average and Rank-in-Class
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NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Answers to the major issues that confront secondary schools and colleges in making decisions about the use or non-use of grade point average and rank-in-class as features of the college application/admissions process. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Class Rank, Credit Courses, Grade Point Average
The Facts in the Case: What Secondary Schools Do and Think about Rank-in-Class
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Seyfert, Warren C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Results of a study involving over 800 secondary schools; data presented in tables. (SP)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Class Rank, College School Cooperation, Grade Point Average
One District's Efforts to Eliminate Rank-in-Class
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Zanden, Joseph P. Vander – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Board of Education Policy, Class Rank