Study of Standardized Admissions Tests Is Big Draw at College Conference - NYT... - The Diigo Meta page

• 03 Oct 08
  

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  • he report raised key questions for every college and university: “Are you using the tests in a responsible manner and in the way they were intended? Is your use of the test relevant to your particular institution’s mission? Are there alternatives?”
  • “There are kids who walk into the test who don’t have calculators,” she said. “Forget about things we can’t control — like having to take two buses to the test, and it’s cold. I’ve got kids in the Chicago projects who go to some free test prep place, and their scores might go up a point.”

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