Recruiting Four-Year Institutions for National SAT Validity Study
Emily Shaw, Research & Development, The College Board (eshaw@collegeboard.org)
The College Board continues to examine the validity, fairness and effectiveness of the SAT across a national range of institutions and students. Over 140 four-year colleges and universities have already participated in this ongoing national effort to conduct test validity and college success research. Each participating institution receives a stipend for the work involved in assembling and submitting a data file with particular student information related to college performance (for all first-time, first-year students that began in fall 2008). The data files are due by October 31, 2009. Additionally, these institutions have the opportunity to design and receive unique admission and placement studies and a comprehensive data file returned with supplementary student-level variables from a College Board database. Also, participating institutions will receive copies of the national SAT Validity Study and other related research studies that report data aggregated across institutions.
If any four-year institutions (with at least 250 first-year students and more than 75 SAT-takers) are interested in participating in this national research project, contact Emily Shaw for more information at eshaw@collegeboard.org or 212-713-8172.