Combining school based and external assessments of performance to determine university admissions

B. McGaw

doi:10.1016/0191-491X(85)90013-6

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Combining school based and external assessments of performance to determine university admissions

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Combining school based and external assessments of performance to determine university admissions

B. McGaw

Studies in Educational Evaluation, Vol.11(3), pp.303-314

1985

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0191-491X(85)90013-6

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Abstract

A variety of methods are used to assess secondary school seniors in Australia to determine college admission: locally-developed achievement tests in curricular subjects; external achievement tests; and general aptitude tests, such as the Australian Scholastic Aptitude Tests. Testing problems include aggregating and rescaling of scores...

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Title: Combining school based and external assessments of performance to determine university admissions
Authors/Creators: B. McGaw (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Studies in Educational Evaluation, Vol.11(3), pp.303-314
Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd.
Identifiers: 991005545247307891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Education
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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