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>Why is it correct for tests to attempt to discern innate ability rather than current ability? The issue was that they were testing for neither; rather, they w
by dTal 6y ago
>Why is it correct for tests to attempt to discern innate ability rather than current ability?
The issue was that they were testing for neither; rather, they were testing knowledge irrelevant to the thing ostensibly being tested (but specific to a class group).
From Wikipedia: "For example, questions about the role of household servants or classical composers were far easier for middle-class children to answer than for those from less wealthy or less educated backgrounds".
- leftyted 6y ago> they were testing knowledge irrelevant to the thing ostensibly being tested That's a good argument but it's not the argument that I was responding to: > the grammar-school system was ostensibly universal and open to all, the entrance exams with questions predicated on a familiarity with middle-class culture naturally disadvantaged working-class students.
- JamesBarney 6y agoIs there any evidence that these types of questions are currently driving the majority of the difference in test scores?