Abby Ellis Program Evaluation Final
- 1. “Test Blind” Admission Policy Abby Ellis Program Evaluation
- 2. Hampshire College Located in Amherst, Massachusetts Enrollment is 1,400 students Founded in 1970 as a “test optional” school Around 800 schools “test optional” “test optional” vs “test blind” Why they choose to be “test blind” How many schools are “test blind”?
- 3. Literature Review Simmons found that students who are high performing in the classroom perform a substantially lower test score than their highest scoring classmates. (Simmons) “Similar to years past, the study found that student whose parents have a high school diploma scored an average of 400 points higher than students whose parents do not have a high school diploma.” (Mulhere) More universities are turning to test-optional admissions policies to create access to underprivileged students. (Jaschik) This study shows that universities that have adopted the test-optional policy have had no changes in the ethnically diverse students they are accepting. Instead, the study suggests, the university is benefiting from the policy more than the students. The university receives more applications allowing them to be more selective and have a higher SAT and ACT averages because students who receiver lower scores choose not to report them. (Education Evaluation)
- 4. Flow of the Evaluation Collection •Interview Stakeholders •Collect Archive Data Interpret • Interpret Stakeholders Goals •Correlate Stakeholders Goals With Policy Goals Findings •Provide Recommendations For The Program Reflect The Stakeholders Goals
- 5. Recommendations Test-blind policy- Created to provide open access to students from low income families. If the Stakeholders goals align with the test-blind policy Continue “test-blind” policy and allow students to submit admissions videos with their transcripts in place of essays and recommendations. If the Stakeholders goals do not align with the test-blind policy Return to the “test-optional” policy Will continue to grow applicant pool but allow the university to see more information to identify high ability students
- 6. References Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis. (2014). American Educational Research Association, XX(X), 1-18. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://www.collegetransitions.com/wp- content/uploads/2014/02/Belascoetal_TestOptional.pdf Jaschik, S. (2014, September 25). 'Dimensional' Admissions. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/09/25/bennington-introduces-new-option- applicants Mulhere, K. (2014, October 7). Flat SAT Scores. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/07/average-sat-scores-show-little-change Simmons, A. (1999, June 8). We Need to Look Beyond Test Scores. Retrieved November 12, 2014, from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-06-08/news/9906080196_1_test-scores-scores-of- minority-students-act-scores