Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT?
by bayesian_horse on Saturday July 24, 2021 @03:12AM
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The issue is not if testing "amplifies" racial disparity.
If it is the link in the chain which makes sure the disparity is carried on, especially to bigger amplifiers like college admission, then the decision to abandon it is clear.
Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT?
by thereare5lights on Saturday July 24, 2021 @04:06PM
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Even if it is also a link in the chain which makes sure the disparity is broken?
You do realize that it is possible for it to be both right?
The question is whether or not it helps more than it hurts and no one seems to care that it helps the students from poorer areas distinguish themselves.
Re:Why is the university of California dropping the SAT?
by bayesian_horse on Saturday July 24, 2021 @08:09PM
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Problem is that they don't distinguish themselves at a high enough rate to make up for the disparity. It is much harder for them to do so.
> How do I know all of this? Because unlike the regents, who enthusiastically voted to eliminate the tests for the first time in 2020, I did not ignore the findings of a 225-page report that was prepared for them at the request of the UC’s then-president, Janet Napolitano. This report[1], by the Academic Council’s Standardized Testing Task Force, was based on years of UC admissions data and was the product of a tremendous amount of work by a formidable team of experts in statistics, medicine, law, philosophy, neuroscience, education, anthropology, and admissions.
> The scholars determined that the obvious challenges faced by low-income Black and Latino students were poverty and poor K–12 education. And they found that the UC’s use of standardized tests did not amplify racial disparities. They agreed that the university should continue using test scores in admissions, but recommended that the UC begin developing its own test, which would be designed to meet the needs of both students and the institution.
[1] https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/committees/...