College Admissions for the 21st Century / Robert J. Sternberg.
Sternberg, Robert J., author.
2010
LB2351.2 .S74 2010eb
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Title
College Admissions for the 21st Century / Robert J. Sternberg.
Author
Sternberg, Robert J., author.
ISBN
9780674058590
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674058590
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (224 p.)
Item Number
10.4159/9780674058590 doi
Call Number
LB2351.2 .S74 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.1/61
Summary
Sternberg's book convincingly indicts the SAT and ACT exams. A single test lasting a few hours, he writes, "ends up having a weight equal" to the product of "years of effort and dedication" in high school.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
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HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Frontmatter
CONTENTS
Preface
1. College Admissions and Testing
2. How We Got Here: The Traditional College Application
3. Alternative Admissions Practices
4. A New Way of Looking at Intelligence and Success
5. Assessing Hidden Talents
6. Encouraging Creativity, Practical Intelligence, and Wisdom
7. Implications for Students, Colleges, and Society
Appendix: Kaleidoscope Questions for the Classes of 2011-2014
Notes
Index

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