Christopher Harper, associate professor and co-director of the Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab in Temple’s Department of Journalism, explains in a recent commentary why he doesn’t think the SAT is a good test. Last September, a commission created by the National Association for College Admission Counseling recommended that colleges and universities move away from their reliance on the scores of standardized tests. “After taking both tests, I couldn’t agree more with the commission’s recommendations. I found that the tests emphasized speed and stamina over knowledge, and they failed to provide an adequate measure of what a student might actually understand.” Read full article.
Is the SAT a good test? — Chronicle of Higher Education
Christopher Harper, associate professor and co-director of the Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab in Temple’s Department of Journalism, explains in a recent commentary why he doesn’t think the SAT is a good test. Last September, a commission created by the National Association for College Admission Counseling recommended that colleges and universities move away from their reliance on the scores of standardized tests. “After taking both tests, I couldn’t agree more with the commission’s recommendations. I found that the tests emphasized speed and stamina over knowledge, and they failed to provide an adequate measure of what a student might actually understand.” Read full article.