The Collegeboard has just released its annual SAT scoring results for graduating high school seniors in 2008. The average Math score was 515, the average reading score was 502 and the average writing score was 488. Collectively, these scores and the scores from 2007 are the lowest in a decade. The Collegeboard says the low scores are a mixed blessing because they are a result of a record number of low income students taking the exam. Such students tend to score lower on standardized tests. 1.52 million students took the SAT this year. The very first SAT was administered in 1926 to 8040 high school students.
Average ACT scores released this month showed a decrease to 21.1 from 21.2 on a scale of 36. 1.42 million students sat for the ACT in the latest school year.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
New Assessment Exam For 8th Graders
The Collegeboard has announced that it will offer an 8th grade assessment exam starting in 2009. Preliminary reports predict the test will be similar to the PSAT and will test reading, math and writing. The exam was created because middle schools requested a specific exam tailored to 8th graders. So the college preparation process begins earlier and earlier. What ever happened to allowing children to be children? Are we creating a nation of robotic test takers? Is the purpose of school to develop young minds or to teach kids how to ace a standardized test?
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