So Fox isn't "fair and balanced" after all. Who knew??? Link: https://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...for-us-anymore.
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So Fox isn't "fair and balanced" after all. Who knew??? Link: https://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...for-us-anymore.
The fallacy of this is some high schools are much easier than others. A's at some schools would be C's at other schools. Hence, the standardized test.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muskie in dayton
Xavier should have a pretty good idea of which schools are which. Plus, they should have a ton of data showing which students from which schools fair the best when they come to Xavier. It isn't hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by JTG
Why should they give a ton of weight to a stupid test that is taken during ONE day and that can be "gamed" by students taking review/prep classes?
My wife didn't take a review/prep course and barely got over 1000 on her SAT. She had a 4.0 at Xavier. Shows you how accurate they are.
The tests suck and I'm glad Xavier doesn't care that much about them any more.
It looks bad for a number of reasons. On the surface it just looks like they’re abolishing admissions standards and any schmuck can get in now. From the money perspective it looks like a way to skirt admissions standards and inflate enrollmentQuote:
Originally Posted by Caf
Because they scrap a poor indicator of college performance, they somehow are compromising admission standards? That makes no sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by scoscox
Wouldn’t eliminating an admissions requirement based on an academic test qualify as something that may compromise admission standards? I don’t think that was out of line. Maybe you can enlighten me
Also what source are you citing with your claim about them not being a good predictor of performance?
Don't we as as alums yearn for a student body made up of trust fund dummies ? As for gaming the tests, you can also game classes, once your in college.Quote:
Originally Posted by scoscox
OK, here’s a few:Quote:
Originally Posted by scoscox
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...?noredirect=on
https://news.psu.edu/story/165456/20...icator-success
https://growingleaders.com/blog/do-s...udent-success/
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/op_ed...t_predict.html
https://qz.com/853128/grades-not-iq-...uture-success/
https://bized.aacsb.edu/articles/201...tudent-success
I also base this on my experience and conversations over the year with friends, neighbors and co-workers on this topic.
When my daughter was looking at colleges, we also looked into those ACT/SAT prep classes. They guaranteed if I gave them a few thousand $ for her to take their class, her scores would go up by at least 5 points. So effectively I could pay for someone to show her how to game the test. This is nothing but a “lite” version of what those Hollywood stars are going to jail for.
Oh, by the way, I did find a few sources indicating what a great indicator standardized test scores are of college success. You guessed it - the places selling the “test prep” classes... Yeah.
Prep classes are a total scam sure and no doubt those companies are trying to turn a buck but I don’t see it as some sort of out of control racket. Thanks for the sources
This is a little off the subject, but prep classes for the bar exam seem to be beneficial.