tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post6721531090170531172..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: The SAT and IntelligenceDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-26194219308764448802014-04-17T22:21:34.234-07:002014-04-17T22:21:34.234-07:00It's all part of the arms race.It's all part of the arms race.<br />Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-78359951626520179532014-04-17T21:43:39.267-07:002014-04-17T21:43:39.267-07:00I don't even remember what I got the SAT. A co...I don't even remember what I got the SAT. A coffee cup stain, probably. I also took the ACT, and don't remember that score either.<br /><br />I do remember not being that nervous about taking either of them. It was just something you did and life didn't revolve around test taking. Nowadays, a whole industry has sprung up to improve standardized test scores. And the amount the test prep services charge is appalling. Apparently, they must be getting clients, even at those prices!PeggyUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-30737755197343068482014-04-17T17:30:09.066-07:002014-04-17T17:30:09.066-07:00They seriously tried to argue that a correlation o...They seriously tried to argue that a correlation of .25 was 'not trivial' ? Seriously? That's why economists mock sociologists mercilessly.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-19353257777830881012014-04-17T06:03:52.206-07:002014-04-17T06:03:52.206-07:00I was told that part of the reason the SAT was cha...I was told that part of the reason the SAT was changing was to bring it more in line with common core. Isn't the guy in charge of the SAT one of the primary people behind CCSS?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727049381343668364noreply@blogger.com