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It's almost as if the entire purpose of testing is to create a proxy for discrimination based on ability.
by fleitz 11y ago
It's almost as if the entire purpose of testing is to create a proxy for discrimination based on ability.
- mcphage 11y agoWhat do you mean proxy?
- fleitz 11y agoTesting is a substitute for measuring actual skill is what I meant.
- mcphage 11y agoI was being sarcastic—testing is not a substitute for measuring actual skill, testing is the attempt to measure actual skill. Which, maybe not so great. But any better measurement would still qualify as "testing".