Learning from the test: Raising selective college enrollment by providing information

• Autores: Sarena Goodman
• Localización: The Review of economics and statistics, ISSN 0034-6535, Vol. 98, Nº 4, 2016, págs. 671-684
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00600
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• Resumen

  • Between 2000 and 2010, five U.S. states adopted mandates requiring high school juniors to take a college entrance exam. In the two earliest-adopting states, nearly half of all students were induced into testing, and 40% to 45% of them earned scores high enough to qualify for selective colleges. Selective enrollment rose by 20% following implementation of the mandates, reflecting substitution away from noncompetitive schools. I conclude that a large number of high-ability students appear to dramatically underestimate their candidacy for selective colleges. Policies aimed at reducing this information shortage are likely to increase human capital investment for a substantial number of students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]