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More coachable is probably the goal. A big problem for the college board is that insofar as the SAT is difficult, math driven, and g loaded, Asian people tend t
by yummyfajitas 12y ago
More coachable is probably the goal. A big problem for the college board is that insofar as the SAT is difficult, math driven, and g loaded, Asian people tend to score too high.
This creates political pressure for colleges to stop using the SAT in admissions, an existential threat to the college board.
- IndianAstronaut 12y agoThey have always tweaked exams to meet with new(old for the rest of us but new for college admissions departments) demands. A few years ago they changed the GRE to include more statistics and probability.
- graeme 12y ago>More coachable is probably the goal. A big problem for the college board is that insofar as the SAT is difficult, math driven, and g loaded, Asian people tend to score too high. How would this help? I've taught SAT courses, and Asian students are overrepresented in those prep courses. Those cultures tend to have a habit of using external prep. Note for posterity: I'm not saying Asian overrepresentation is a bad thing. Just stating a fact about courses I taught. If the college board's motive is to reduce Asian scores, I don't think they've picked a good method.
- rhino369 12y agoI'm just spitballing here, but I always assume the reason Asians do so much better is because it is game-able and the Asian subculture pressures students to overstudy.