Smarter Balanced has several advantages, the work group found. Research has shown that the state test is about as effective in predicting college success as the SAT and ACT, although it remained unclear whether it is less biased.
But members from both groups also expressed concerns about racial and ethnic disparities in state test results. For instance, about 70% of students classified as Asian meet or exceed the 11th grade standard for math compared with 45% of whites and 20% of Black and Latino students, the work group said.
As a result of such concerns, a majority of work group members opposed using Smarter Balanced test scores to select students for admission but supported exploring it for related purposes, such as validating GPA, providing context about the school’s educational environment or helping determine placement in freshman courses and summer preparation programs.
I don't know. I think GPA favors those who have stable home lives and effective schooling. The SAT/ACT could be and has been a bit of an equalizer for kids with bad grades due in part to turbulent lives or bad teachers.
Should have done this YEARS ago, standardize test scores shouldn’t be the only criteria for admission to these schools that ALL taxpayers fund.
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