Irresponsible News Stories on SAT Scores Misuse the Facts and Lead to Confusion.

Woodring, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ363691

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Publication Date: 1987

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Irresponsible News Stories on SAT Scores Misuse the Facts and Lead to Confusion.

Woodring, Paul

Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n16 pB1 Dec 16 1987

News media reports about Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and trends have drawn or suggested conclusions about the quality of schools, teachers, and colleges that are neither supported by evidence from the test itself nor consistent with its nature and purpose. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Information Utilization, News Media, Public Opinion, Standardized Tests, Teacher Qualifications, Test Norms, Test Reliability, Test Results, Test Use, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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