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So is anyone curious how test prep companies responded to the #testoptional movement?
Follow me down the rabbit hole
#TestPrep
#Commoducation
Follow me down the rabbit hole
#TestPrep
#Commoducation
First let's touch on a little history:
1926 - first #SAT
1936 - Kaplan founded
1978 - first full sample SAT released by CB
1979 - "Truth-in- Testing" Act. passed in NY
1980 - CB begins selling 5 Real SATs
1981 - Princeton Review founded
1926 - first #SAT
1936 - Kaplan founded
1978 - first full sample SAT released by CB
1979 - "Truth-in- Testing" Act. passed in NY
1980 - CB begins selling 5 Real SATs
1981 - Princeton Review founded
So the test prep industry has largely grown lockstep with the testing industrial complex
(dear educational researchers and economists please do more work on the growth of private tutoring companies and shadow education in the US since 1930)
(dear educational researchers and economists please do more work on the growth of private tutoring companies and shadow education in the US since 1930)
I received an @ACT report today based on a survey of enrollment leaders that I participated in regarding pre-COVID, COVID, & post-COVID testing policies.
While the folks at ACT provided an interpretation of the responses, I thought I'd share some of the data and my own insights.
While the folks at ACT provided an interpretation of the responses, I thought I'd share some of the data and my own insights.
Most COVID #testoptional adopters are NOT going back to requiring #SAT or #ACT test scores.
The value & impact of the #SAT & #ACT is permanently diminished.
Test score score requirements are no longer "the norm"... they are outliers.
The value & impact of the #SAT & #ACT is permanently diminished.
Test score score requirements are no longer "the norm"... they are outliers.
Far too many universities are still using #SAT and #ACT scores - that have problematic correlations with family income, gender, and race & ethnicity - for merit scholarships and financial aid.
A note to colleagues at #testoptional universities: Let's put an end to this practice.
A note to colleagues at #testoptional universities: Let's put an end to this practice.
Thread: Some observations about 2020 #TestOptional announcements:
It seems like the come in a few broad categories:
a) We're test optional going forward
b) We're test blind
c) We're test optional as a x-year pilot
d) We're test optional for a year
And, some hybrids, of course
It seems like the come in a few broad categories:
a) We're test optional going forward
b) We're test blind
c) We're test optional as a x-year pilot
d) We're test optional for a year
And, some hybrids, of course
Group a) consists mostly of schools who've been debating for a while, or who had the proposal in the works pre-pandemic
Group b) burned it all down. Congrats. I wish I'd been brave enough to pursue that approach
Group c): Good enough. Do your research, as you should
Group b) burned it all down. Congrats. I wish I'd been brave enough to pursue that approach
Group c): Good enough. Do your research, as you should
But group d): Let's talk about them.
They'll admit this class in spring, 2021. They'll open their application for 2022 in August, 2021.
That's a month before the first test-optional cohort enrolls.
They'll admit this class in spring, 2021. They'll open their application for 2022 in August, 2021.
That's a month before the first test-optional cohort enrolls.
How will colleges be able to evaluate students without an SAT score? A thread about a common question #TestOptional advocates hear a lot.
First and foremost, GPA is almost everything. The SAT and ACT follow GPA about 65%-70% of the time. In those cases, the SAT or ACT may give you a little extra insight, but it's so tiny that it's not worth the cost of the tests to society IMHO.
Thus, for most students, the original question is almost like saying, "How will you evaluate students without shoe size?" Or, "how will you evaluate students if you don't know they're left-handed or right-handed?" In all three cases, it makes no meaningful difference.
With the flurry of test optional announcements I wanted to highlight some of the best that I've seen. I've only been paying attention to this for a few years so I'll likely miss some, please forgive me in advance.
The Anatomy of a good #TestOptional announcement ...
Thread!
The Anatomy of a good #TestOptional announcement ...
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Let's start with DePaul for reasons. Now check it, their announcement speaks to their
1. Mission
2. Faculty support
3. RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH
1. Mission
2. Faculty support
3. RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH
Next up is the STATE OF OREGON!
The coordination among 7 "competitors" alone is worth noting.
The coordination among 7 "competitors" alone is worth noting.
