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Ten-Year Trends in SAT Scores and Other Characteristics of High School Seniors Taking the SAT and Planning to Study Mathematics,Science, or Engineering SAT

Author(s):
Grandy, Jerilee E.
Publication Year:
1987
Report Number:
RR-87-49
Source:
ETS Research Report
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
185
Subject/Key Words:
National Science Foundation (NSF), Career Choice, College Bound Students, Educational Trends, Engineering, High School Seniors, Mathematics, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Science, Scores

Abstract

This study analyzed data from the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) taken by high school seniors between 1975 and 1986. Its purpose was to study trends in the numbers, test scores, and other characteristics of examinees planning to major in math, science, and engineering, and to compare these data with comparable data from examinees planning to major in other areas. (185pp.)

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