(Inside Higher Ed) by Scott Jaschik. The National Association for College Admission Counseling last year issued a statement to the testing industry, calling for reforms that would address security and other issues in admissions testing. The association issued another statement Wednesday, largely the same as last year’s, saying that guidance counselors, colleges and applicants still are waiting […]
Read More »(Inside Higher Ed) by Scott Jaschik. Rebecca Zwick’s views on admissions and diversity can’t be easily categorized. She has divided her career between academe (where she is professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Barbara) and the Educational Testing Service, one of the major players in standardized testing in the United States. But her […]
Read More »(Inside Higher Education) by Jim Jump. What’s your favorite Steve Buscemi moment? It’s hard to top the wood chipper scene from Fargo, but I’m partial to his definition of irony from Con Air. As a hijacked plane full of escaped convicts takes off with the convicts singing and dancing to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” Buscemi’s character wryly […]
Read More »(Forbes) by Willard Dix. Conscientious teachers at any grade level know how difficult it is to grade students fairly and honestly. Although it may be easier in math and the sciences to put a number on students’ achievements, the questions of effort, ability and overall attitude can color one’s decisions at grading time. Should a […]
Read More »(Atlanta Jewish Times) by Mark L. Fisher. For months, juniors and seniors have been taking the SAT or the ACT. Either will suffice for almost every four-year college that requires an entrance exam. Yes, some colleges are test-optional now. Tutoring agencies have been busy helping some students prepare for these tests, which certainly play […]
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