What will you give up to Lent this year? California State University is giving up academics — at least where standardized testing for admission is concerned.
The school’s Board of Trustees issued the decision Wednesday.
CSU temporarily canceled ACT considerations and SAT considerations due to the pandemic. Now it’s been made permanent.
Why would a school terminate tests which determine how good a student is at school in order to decide whether they should be let into a school that doesn’t let everyone in? Perhaps the school does allow everyone in. But according to CSU acting Chancellor Steve Relyea, it’s about leveling the playing field. CBS News heard this from him:
“This decision aligns with the California State University’s continued efforts to level the playing field and provide greater access to a high-quality college degree for students from all backgrounds.”
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“In essence, we are eliminating our reliance on the high-stress, high-stakes test that has shown negligible benefit and providing our applicants with greater opportunities to demonstrate their drive, talents and potential for college success.”
If someone has “drive, talents and potential for college success,” they’d presumably do well on tests. Perhaps it’s not necessary to pass tests in order for college success.
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That may only be fair, since university newcomers won’t necessarily have been previously required to garner good grades:
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The SAT test has been adjusted. Kira Davis, RS Editor at Large explained the following:
Generally, this is viewed as the rich excluding the poor. However, a new approach to judging SAT scores has thrown out that old notion. In this newest scheme to “even the playing field” the College Board (which oversees SAT testing) has decided they will add a new “adversity score” when grading their college entrance exams. The intention is to add points to the grades of students who come from areas that score higher on the “adversity” scale. This will include crime, poverty and property values.
In education, it’s a new day. Meritocracy can be described as old-school. As such, it’s not earning merit with cutting-edge experts.
Some of them, it seems, are members of the California State University Board of Trustees. It was unanimously voted for the sacking of the SAT/ACT.
Standardized test scores can still be used for placement in subjects such as math, but that’s on the move, too:
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