I don't think that's the case. Atleast not in the US. Traditionally you were asked to take 2 tests to get into university, SAT or ACT. Around the turn of the ce

I don't think that's the case. Atleast not in the US. Traditionally you were asked to take 2 tests to get into university, SAT or ACT. Around the turn of the century some of the schools dropped that requirement. What changed? The realization that 12 years of school couldn't be summed up in one saturday afternoon test. Good students were being overlooked for good test takers. The article is saying that summative tests are their not to help the student but to help the university. It really should be the other way around.