首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The Fairness of College Entrance Exams I. SAT and ACT: major tests to measure applicants’【T1】______【T1】______ II. Tendency to dr
The Fairness of College Entrance Exams I. SAT and ACT: major tests to measure applicants’【T1】______【T1】______ II. Tendency to dr
admin
2017-06-17
42
问题
The Fairness of College Entrance Exams
I. SAT and ACT: major tests to measure applicants’【T1】______【T1】______
II. Tendency to drop admission requirements
■ More than【T2】______universities require no SAT or ACT test score【T2】______
■ More and more universities become test-optional
■ Others: care more about an applicant’s life experience,
【T3】______, community services and talents.【T3】______
III. GPA: another way to judge applicants’【T4】______【T4】______
International applicants: convert to GPA【T5】______【T5】______
It is a better【T6】______ of academic strength【T6】______
IV. Views about the fairness of SAT
■ Cheryl O’Brien believes:
a)【T7】______ students have a advantage on tests【T7】______
b)Self study: no【T8】______【T8】______
■ A 2010 study: SAT was【T9】______ certain minority group【T9】______
■ Ryan Lessing, a student at Brown University:
It is a benchmark【T10】______ among applicants,
not the cause of educational inequality【T10】______
【T9】
The Fairness of College Entrance Exams
I’m Anne Ball. Today we will talk about the fairness of college entrance exams. The SAT and ACT are the two major college entrance tests in the United States. For years, colleges have used these tests to help measure an applicant’s academic skills.
But a growing number of American universities are dropping the entrance exam requirement. More than 800 universities now allow students to apply without an SAT or ACT test score. More universities are becoming "test optional." Students who apply to test-optional schools can choose whether they want to include test scores in their applications. Each of America’s more than 3,000 colleges and universities has its own admission requirements. At some colleges, test scores are very important. Others are more interested in an applicant’s life experience, teacher recommendations, community services, and talents.
High school GPA or grade point average, is another way to judge a student’s ability. A GPA of 3.5 or higher(on scale from 0 to 4)is considered good. For international applicants, universities have specialists review the academic standards of different countries and convert them to GPA equivalents.
Jennifer Tkacz is the Director of International Admissions at George Mason University. It is the largest test-optional university in the United States. She explains why the school went test-optional in 2006. The university administration felt that for many students, their test scores aren’t necessarily a reflection of their academic strength and the GPA is a much better indicator." Ms. Tkacz says high school performance says more about a student’s potential than a test score.
Cheryl O’Brien owns a test preparation company in New York. She says wealthy students have a major advantage on college entrance tests. They can spend months or even years preparing for the test with private teachers. But self-study, even for highly motivated students, is not the same. Ms. O’Brien explains: "It’s never going to be as good as working with somebody when you can have feedback. Books don’t talk back to you. Books don’t explain to you what’s going on and how to understand something." A 2010 study in the Harvard Educational Review argued that the SAT used vocabulary that was more familiar to white test takers. The study said that the SAT "appears to be biased against the African-American minority group."
Ryan Lessing is a student at Brown University, a highly selective school that requires a test score. He says the SAT is not perfect, but it serves an important purpose. "What the SATs provide is a relatively neutral benchmark... The rigor of coursework is not the same across schools. The activities available are not the same across schools... The SAT provides some benchmark, which is at least relatively consistent among applicants." Mr. Lessing says the SAT is not the cause of educational inequality. He says the difference in test scores just reflects the deep inequality in American society.
选项
答案
biased against
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/piiMFFFM
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
UnionsNearly100yearsago,America’sworkingpeoplebegantojointogether/toimprovetheirwagesandtheirworkingsitu
WhyisgreenlivingencouragedinlocalcouncilsinBritain?
OldAgeManypeoplemistakenlybelievethatoldageisatimeofincreasedillnessandloneliness./Infact,peopledonot
Goodmorning,everyoneandwelcometotheEnglishforAcademicPurposesCenter.I’dliketobeginbybriefly【D1】______theservi
Twoyears______alongtimeforapatientwhohastolieinbed,anddonothing.
HowtoApproachaDissertationI.WhatisadissertationA.Apieceofwritingwithargument:—analyzetheevidencetosupport
AccordingtoastudypublishedthisweekinthejournalEcologyLetters,thequantityofbirdsinEuropehasdeclinedbymoreth
Wecannotformasoundopinionwithoutfacts,forweneedtohavefactualknowledge______ourthinking.
A、ItiseasierthanJapanesehighschool.B、Studentsdon’thavetogotoschool.C、Thereisadifficultentranceexam.D、Itrequ
SomeAdvicetoCollegeGraduatesI.AdviceonyourdreamsDon’tworryaboutmakingyourdreams【T1】______【T1】______1)whatcoll
随机试题
β-丙氨酸是下列哪些物质的分解产物
患者男性,46岁。乙型肝炎10年,现出现持续性肝区疼痛,消瘦,发热,食欲缺乏,乏力,营养不良。应首先考虑的诊断是
A.三七B.黄芩C.辛夷D.砂仁E.蜂胶《中国药典》中水分测定的甲苯法适用于()。
对于基准利率,2004年10月29日,中国人民银行决定放开()。
甲企业本月生产A产品的工人工资为20万元,生产B产品的工人工资为80万元。本月发生车间管理人员工资30万元。该企业按生产工人工资比例法分配制造费用。假设不考虑其他因素,本月B产品应分配制造的制造费用为()万元。
某农机生产企业为增值税一般纳税人。2016年2月,该企业向各地农机销售公司销售农机整机,开具的增值税专用发票上注明不含税金额500万元;向各地农机修配站销售农机零配件,取得合税收入90万元;购进钢材等材料取得的增值税专用发票上注明增值税税额59.5万元。购
甲酒后与乙发生争执,纠缠中,将乙打伤。随后乙报警,甲被公安机关带走。公安机关对乙的伤势进行鉴定,认定为轻伤,将此案移送检察院。甲的亲戚是市政府领导,知道此事后,亲自打电话给检察长,要求检察长对甲从轻发落。检察院以事实不清、证据不足为由将此案退回公安局,要求
任何结果都不可能凭空出现,它们的背后都是有原因的;任何背后有原因的事物都可以被人认识,而可以被人认识的事物都必然不是毫无规律的。根据以上陈述,以下哪项为假?
______consciousofmymoralobligationsasacitizen.
在面向对象方法中,类的实例称为【】。
最新回复
(
0
)