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Download full textCollege Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1997
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is a cooperative educational effort of secondary schools, colleges, and the College Board that consists of 30 college-level courses and examinations in 17 academic disciplines for highly motivated students in secondary schools. AP courses are offered in more than 11,000 high schools and are recognized by nearly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, College Entrance Examinations, Course Content
Stage, Christina – 1993
The Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) has been in use as a selection instrument for higher education since spring 1977. One of the greatest problems with the SweSAT is the gender difference in results. A number of studies have been performed in order to clarify where and why these differences are found. This paper summarizes these studies…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic)
Shou, Priscilla – 1993
The Singer-Loomis Inventory of Personality (SLIP) was developed by two Jungian analysts to allow examination of personality from the perspective of Jung's typology and to solve problems perceived with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, based on Jungian dichotomies. The SLIP is designed to clarify and describe the user's personality based on the…
Descriptors: Adults, Classification, Cognitive Style, Extraversion Introversion
Wilmouth, David – 1991
This paper examines the controversies surrounding the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and its use in college admissions policies. An early section reviews the history and development of the test. Next the essay reviews a series of challenges to the SAT: many argue that the structure of the examination is biased against women and minorities. Others…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Economically Disadvantaged
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1996
The ACT Assessment is a measure of skills in English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning necessary for college coursework. This booklet is intended to help students do their best on the ACT. It summarizes general test-taking strategies, describes the content of each of the tests, provides specific tips for each, and lets students know…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Minke, Amy – 1996
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has been designed to test developed verbal and mathematics reasoning abilities of college-bound students, primarily high school juniors and seniors. For almost a decade there has been a research and development process to evaluate and change the entire SAT program. These changes were implemented in the SAT I:…
Descriptors: Change, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1996
The ACT Assessment is a measure of skills in English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning necessary for college coursework. This booklet includes four sections designed to help the assessment user. Section 1, "Components of the ACT Assessment," contains general information about the assessment for counselors and college advisors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students
