Higher Education - Increasing Tuition Costs, Fewer International Students, and the Reduced Importance of the SAT — Open Education

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It appears that SAT scores and GPA are giving way to other types of criteria to determine the educational standards of a particular college. What are some of the new methods for assessing how well universities educate their student body?

To date there are nearly 800 schools that have gone SAT optional. In a recent meeting in Seattle the Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Harvard reported that the SAT is not a great predictor of student success nor should it be the only criteria used to determine who will succeed in college. Many admission committees use writing samples and grade point averages as a better way to determine who should be admitted and who will likely succeed. Assessment of what students are learning in their classes will continue to be a focal point of accrediting agencies and state governments as well as the federal government.

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09 Nov 08

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la noi exista o astfel de statistica? si daca ar fi, cifrele cred ca nu spun totul, calitatea e mai importanta...

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Clay Burell
sat ets seocho
- It appears that SAT scores and GPA are giving way to other types of criteria to determine the educational standards of a particular college. What are some of the new methods for assessing how well universities educate their student body?
  
  To date there are nearly 800 schools that have gone SAT optional. In a recent meeting in Seattle the Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Harvard reported that the SAT is not a great predictor of student success nor should it be the only criteria used to determine who will succeed in college. Many admission committees use writing samples and grade point averages as a better way to determine who should be admitted and who will likely succeed. Assessment of what students are learning in their classes will continue to be a focal point of accrediting agencies and state governments as well as the federal government.