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It's not a question of whether the score is objective, but whether the score is an unbiased estimator of student quality, whatever that means.
by xapata 5y ago
It's not a question of whether the score is objective, but whether the score is an unbiased estimator of student quality, whatever that means.
- pc86 5y agoEverything has bias and nobody can agree on what "student quality" means even on a single admissions panel at a single school. Isn't that the whole point of having a wide and varied application? One that has standardized testing, grades throughout school, life experience, extracurricular activities, volunteerism, and more? Getting rid of one of these because it's easier if you have money (when all of these things are easier if you have money, because life is easier if you have money) is just setting the stage for more explicit bias.
- xapata 5y agoPerhaps you misunderstood my comments as advocacy. I was not, and would advocate for keeping the standardized tests. I was answering someone else's questions about the choice.