Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

Supporters see tests such as the SAT as objective measures of academic preparation, allowing comparison among students no ...
Morning Overview on MSN

General AI now performs at or above human-expert level on standardized tests in many fields

Large language models built by Google, OpenAI, and academic research teams have matched or exceeded human-expert scores on ...

Beyond The Score: Why Growth Matters More Than Performance

A single test score can't capture how a child learns or how far they've grown. It's time for schools to measure what truly ...

University Professors Beg For Return Of Standardized Tests As Students Can’t Do Basic Math

Hundreds of University of California (UC) faculty signed an open letter Tuesday demanding a return to mandatory mathematical ...

More than 1,000 UC professors want standardized tests back

A growing consortium of University of California (U.C.) educators is imploring the state system to consider basic testing ...

Citing middle-school level skills, UC faculty want to restore math, science testing for applicants

More than five years after the UC system lifted its standardized testing requirement, a coalition led by UC Berkeley math ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

COMMENTARY: Standardized tests create a framework for accountability

When the College Board canceled SAT testing in 2020, hundreds of colleges adopted test-optional admissions policies for that fall. The Urban Institute reported that the number of four-year colleges ...

Yale Reinstates Mandatory Standardized Testing Admissions Policy

Yale University is mandating standardized testing (SAT/ACT) scores for all first-year and transfer students after a 6-year ...
Psychology Today

What Standardized Test Scores Tell Us—and What They Don't

The standardized tests used for college admissions—tests like the SAT, ACT, LSAT, and GMAT—are some of the most reliable measurement instruments available. They reflect an enormous investment of ...