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Soares, Joseph A. – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2012
In Philip Pullman's dark matter sci-fi trilogy, there is a golden compass that in the hands of the right person is predictively powerful; the same was supposed to be true of the SAT/ACT--the statistically indistinguishable standardized tests for college admissions. They were intended to be reliable mechanisms for identifying future trajectories,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Benefits, Barriers