Assessment and access : Hispanics in higher education / edited by Gary D. Keller, James R. Deneen, and Rafael J. Magallán.

Other author Keller, Gary D.
Other author Deneen, James R.
Other author Magallán, Rafael J., 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1991.
Descriptionviii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSUNY series, United States Hispanic studies
SUNY series, United States Hispanic studies. ^A272296
Contents Introduction : advances in assessment and the potential for increasing the number of Hispanics in higher education / Gary D. Keller -- Cultural and linguistic influences on Latino testing / José P. Mestre and James M. Royer -- Diagnostic testing of reasoning skills / Richard P. Durán -- Assessing heuristic knowledge to enhance college students' success / Raymond V. Padilla -- Time as a factor in the cognitive test performance of Latino college students / Mariá Magdalena Llabre -- Factors related to differential item functioning for Hispanic examinees on the Scholastic Aptitude Test / Alicia P. Schmitt and Neil J. Dorans -- Educating the scores of the College Board Pruebade Aptitud Académica and the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test / William H. Angoff and Linda L. Cook.
Contents Competency testing and Latino student access to the teaching profession : an overview of issues ; Research directions and practical strategies in teacher testing and assessment : implications for improving Latino access to teaching / Richard R. Valencia and Sofia Aburto -- The development of TestSkills : a test familiarization kit on the PSAT/NMSQT for Hispanic students / Lorraine Gaire -- A preliminary evaluation of TestSkills : a kit to prepare Hispanic students for the PSAT/NMSQT / María Pennock-Román, Donald E. Powers, and Monte Pérez.
Local noteLittle-336468--305131044713W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-312) and index.
LCCN 90048185
ISBN0791407799 (alk. paper)
ISBN0791407802 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC2670.6 .A87 1991 ✔ Available Place Hold