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Article: National Association for College Admission Counseling Releases Research Paper on Standardized Tests in Undergraduate Admission.
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- February 20, 2007
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Byline: National Assn. for College Admission Counseling
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Will changes in the content and administration of the SAT and ACT reduce the degree of controversy surrounding college admissions tests? "In a word: no," according to a new paper commissioned by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). "College Admission Testing," a white paper by Dr. Rebecca Zwick, Professor of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, provides a summary of the history of standardized tests, the role of testing in undergraduate admission, and current research on the tests' effectiveness in providing ...