Minority Group Status and Bias in College Admissions Criteria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20286136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernie I Silverman (Roosevelt University), Florence Barton (Illionis State Employment Service), Mark A Lyon (University of Chicago), Mark Lyon (University of Chicago) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 401-407 |
| Publication date | 1976-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001316447603600219 |
| OpenAlex | W2099664906 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Cleary's and Thorndike's definition of bias in college admissions criteria (ACT scores and high school percentile rank) were examined for black, white, and Jewish students. Use of the admissions criteria tended to overpredict blacks' performance, accurately predict whites' performance, and underpredict that of Jews. In light of Cleary's definition, the admissions criteria proved bias only against Jews. Employing Thorndike's definition led to similar conclusions
Percentile · Percentile rank · Sociology · Statistics · White (mutation) · Demography · Higher Education Research Studies · Mathematics · Medical Education and Admissions · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |