Entry to university in the United States: The role of SATs and advanced placement in a competitive sector

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 391-406

  Isaacs, Tina ^a  

^a Qualifications and Curriculum Authority   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84882261169     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09695940120089161     Document Type: Article

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