Testing for higher education

This book is concerned with the important problems of the transition of hundreds of thousands of high school youth to the collegiate setting. It is addressed to high school personnel, college admissions officers, counselors, and all who are interested in higher education. Its purpose is to examine the role of testing as a technique of assessment used in college admissions. The concern is with the use of tests as predictors of success in college, the clarification of criteria used to evaluate effective human behavior in that setting, and the broader implications of cultural and philosophical dimensions of testing and test usage. Tests are one of many counseling tools--with more accurate information, high school students and their parents can make better decisions about a subject that is vital to the course of their lives.