Why test? Talent loss and enrollment loss

Social Science Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 409-434

  Blau, Judith R ^a   Moller, Stephanie ^b   Jones, Lyle V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Blacks; College enrollment; Educational testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043169202     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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