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I think that is the implied meaning of "quite telling". Many institutions hastily removed SAT scores due to social pressure that standardized tests weren't effe
by gmadsen 5y ago
I think that is the implied meaning of "quite telling". Many institutions hastily removed SAT scores due to social pressure that standardized tests weren't effective or equitable, while the data shows the opposite
- danans 5y ago> due to social pressure that standardized tests weren't effective or equitable Effectiveness and equity shouldn't be confused. The tests are effective for assessing academic preparedness. However, there is a strong argument that they aren't equitable. MIT isn't claiming here that SAT/ACT are equitable. They are just claiming that they are a valuable data point in addition to other factors that they consider to deal with equity.
- Robotbeat 5y agoThey are claiming that it’s maybe helpful for being more equitable than the other measures.