Changes to the SAT college admissions test announced today fail to address many major concerns of independent researchers, standardized exam critics, and equity advocates. According to the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest), the revised test is unlikely to be better than the current one.
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College Board President David Coleman is expected to unveil the outline for a highly promoted revision of the SAT undergraduate admissions test this week. Here are key questions about the upcoming revisions from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest), the country’s leading advocate for de-emphasizing the SAT and ACT.
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This new infographic and fact sheet show that looming multi-state standardized exams will remain mostly multiple-choice, will be misused for high-stakes purposes, and will fail to help improve education.
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More than 800 four-year colleges and universities do not use the SAT or ACT to admit substantial numbers of bachelor-degree applicants.