History of Test Prep: New SAT, old problems

(The Brown Daily Herald) By Ameer Malik —   I apologize in advance for bringing up the SAT. For quite a few students, including myself, that acronym unearths memories of thick books and No. 2 pencils that are better left buried. But just because many of us here at Brown have already taken the test […]

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Actually, 50 years of test scores DO confirm that boys outperform girls on the SAT math test

(American Enterprise Institute) By Mark Perry — In response to my recent CD post about the gender differences on the math SAT scores over the last half century “2016 SAT test results confirm pattern that’s persisted for 50 years — high school boys are better at math than girls,” AEI research assistants Wendy Morrison and Grace Finley […]

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Keep the SAT math section about math: View

(Lohud) By Alfred S. Posamenier— During the summer, many parents concerned about their child’s ascendance to college are providing them with support as they prepare for the upcoming SAT exams. I have been a strong advocate for preparing students for the SATs, having written support books on the topic for both teachers and students. But a […]

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The remarkable academic superiority of high school girls vs. high school boys

(American Enterprise Institute) By Mark Perry — Above is a table summarizing new data just released by The College Board on the academic records of the 1.64 million US high school students who took the SAT in 2016 (see my recent CD post on gender differences on the SAT math test here). As you can clearly see, these data provide […]

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