The Scholastic Aptitude Test

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This paper explains that the SAT was once considered an accurate and predictive tool for selecting freshmen entering a college or university, but, today, it appears that the people most in support of the SAT are the people who develop and distribute it. According to College Board SAT, "the combination of SAT scores and high school grade point average has been shown to be the single most effective measure of a student's ability to succeed in college." The paper suggests that one conclusion that can be drawn from research is that the SAT is most effective when combined with other predictors.

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"The College Board solicited learning institutions to gain their participation in a validity study that tracked entering freshmen in the year 2006. This study will be published in 2008 (Dirks, 2005, pars. 6, 8). Given their interest in continuing to market the test, however, it seems possible to question its results. However, a backlash has been waged against the SAT in recent years. Schools in both the states of Texas and California have restricted the..."

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