ERIC Number: EJ249445
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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The Functions of Testing.
Tumin, Melvin M.
New Directions for Testing and Measurement, n9 p21-29 1981
Admissions testing and its consequences are looked upon as a reflection of the current debate occurring in Western capitalist democracies concerning the optimization of freedom, fairness, and wealth. In dealing with the competition and conflict of values and interests, there can be no factual but political resolution. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Minority Groups, Test Use, Testing, Testing Problems, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - Proceedings; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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