Re: Revolution or Paralysis?

[Maria Reyes <MReyes@MAIL515A.CDE.CA.GOV>]

My understanding of why the SAT came about was because there were no
standards across high schools. An A at School A did not necessarily mean
the same thing as an A in school B. Students from high poverty schools,
for example, may graduate from high school, but generally come out with
preparation equivalent to the 8th grade. Standards do not hurt students
if systems are changed to ensure the students' success. Data from
schools that have raised standards for all students, show students
improving grades and test scores.

>>> Pamela Perkins <pperkins@EARTHLINK.NET> 10/30 12:39 AM >>>
Nathan,

        You mentioned that someone had spoken of the correlation between
the SAT and success in college.  I didn't see that post, but I assume
that
the message referred to the fact that there is not a high correlation.
A
higher correlation exists between high school gpa and successin college.
FairTest has published this information for years.  In fact, the reason
that the SAT was produced in the first place was to get a more reliable
predictor of success in college than high school gpa's were thought to
supply.  The SAT has never done that, and the high school gpa continues
to
be the best predictor of success in college.

                                                        Pamela

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