Higher Education Admissions Practices: An International Perspective (Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108459196 ISBN 13: 9781108459198

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

This book provides a path for resolving challenges related to access, diversity, equity, and other issues facing higher education admissions. It illuminates current higher education admissions practices in a global context, highlighting common obstacles. The chapters outline decision-making models used in college admissions, details those assessments commonly employed in admissions, and provides innovative perspectives on the future of admissions. The book's multidisciplinary approach defines much-needed changes in admissions brought about by shifts in the makeup of student populations and in higher education itself. Rationales for moving away from traditional assessments used in admissions and expanding the criteria used to ensure a student's academic success are discussed. Readers will come away with an understanding of the current issues, philosophies, and historical circumstances facing higher education admissions across the globe and will be equipped to contemplate and react to future possibilities and opportunities.

About this title

About the Authors

María Elena Oliveri is a research scientist at Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey where her research focuses on fairness, validity, and innovative assessment design for diverse populations.

Cathy Wendler is the Senior Strategic Advisor in the Psychometric, Statistics, and Data Sciences Division at Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey. Her research areas include validity, higher education issues, large-scale testing, and constructed-response scoring.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108459196
• ISBN 13: 9781108459198
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 410
• Editor: Oliveri María Elena