But what does these score tells us? Are they academically smart because they have high score? ... According to a journal in Student Test Scores, a Wider Gap, African-Americans score increased to 6 points in the SAT verbal and 7 points higher in math in the past 10 years. ... Financially it is hard for the minorities to encourage taking the SAT without having preparation. ... Also in Texas" universities, there's going to be a new law that will disregard the students" score from the SATs and more into the academic background. ...

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Colleges and Universities utilize the ACT's and/or the SAT's as the most reliable and unbiased source to compare applicants. ... Tests scores show that there is a divide in performance based on socioeconomic class. Normally, upper class students score higher than lower class. ... Possibly this is the cause for the different test scores between children of different socioeconomic classes and not the test itself. ... The government, colleges, and because students are assessed equally through the use of ACTs and SATs causes reason for standardized testing to stay obligated for students...

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It seemed to me that all the schools, teachers, and students were all focused on preparing for the standardized tests; such as SAT's or the Regents in New York State, and not focusing on the art of learning, creativity and so on. ... This implies for example, that the same person taking a different form of the test will tend to make close to the same score. ...

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Instead of learning new things, we were too focused on preparing for the End-of-Instruction test and what to expect on it. ... I sat down with a former teacher of mine name Mrs. ... Because teachers are pressured by the demand to produce higher test scores, they often spend a lot of time having students practice items like those that will be on the tests. ... "These days, if a school's standardized test scores are high, people think the school's staff is effective. If a school's standardized test scores are low, they see the school's staff as ineffective. ...

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When intelligence is mentioned, people typically imagine books, high test scores, and Ivy league colleges. Similarly, others believe standardized test scores tell you how intelligent a person is, and your GPA is all that matters. ... Although the arts are not featured on the ACT/SAT, and they are not required school subjects, they actually require just as much thinking as math and science. ... One person may say that scientists and doctors are the the most intelligent because they find research and information that saves lives, but another might say musicians and artists are the most intellig...

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