Claim EDU-11
Claim EDU-11
In the 1920s Harvard, Yale and Princeton added judgements of 'character' to admission, in part to limit the number of Jewish students who would have been admitted on examination results alone.
- Its mark
- Known. Supported by robust, replicated evidence and accepted by the relevant scientific mainstream. Solid ground.
- Basis
- finding. A claim about how the world is, answerable to evidence.
- Where it appears in the book
- Part Five, What Can Be Measured and What Must Not Be
- How it was checked
- Checked from reference; source to be re-checked
Sources
- Karabel, J. (2005). The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
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