US 4th, 8th grade math scores post significant decline for first time since 1990

Re:US 4th, 8th grade math scores post significant decline fo... by adamsmith143 on Monday October 24, 2022 @04:23PM (#33322170)

Indeed and most have found that scores below a certain cutoff on a test like the SAT indicate that the student is unlikely to handle the curriculum.

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Re:US 4th, 8th grade math scores post significant decline fo... by hotpotamus on Monday October 24, 2022 @04:46PM (#33322480)

That makes sense, but I was under the impression that some(many?) of the most elite colleges had actually done away with the SAT requirements. I wonder if it has affected their graduation rate?

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Re:US 4th, 8th grade math scores post significant decline fo... by adamsmith143 on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @10:42AM (#33331104)

I don't think most have, MIT for example explicitly went back to testing precisely for the reasons mentioned.

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-reinstating-our...

Absent test scores all you have is GPA which can be gamed and is impossible to compare against other applicants and extracurriculars which will be dominated by wealthy kids with engaged parents. so that smart kid from a poor family in West Virginia has no way to show they can compete with the kid from Greenwich on the Lacrosse, Sailing and Model UN teams.

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