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"For instance, standardised tests were supposed to favour the brainy, but the $4.5 billion test-prep industry, which disproportionately caters to the rich, indi
by kryptiskt 14y ago
"For instance, standardised tests were supposed to favour the brainy, but the $4.5 billion test-prep industry, which disproportionately caters to the rich, indicates that this is being gamed. Intelligence tests should be more widely used."
As if intelligence tests weren't gameable and didn't favor the prepared. What's worse is that they test a very narrow definition of intelligence. That cure would be worse than the disease.
- Ilverin 14y agoThe author might respond "They are less gameable than the 'standardised' tests, and the 'standardised' tests are even narrower than the intelligence tests".
- yummyfajitas 14y agoSATs are actually not particularly amenable to test prep (unless Kaplan is funding the study). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124278685697537839.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124278685697537839.html