Testing for subject matter seems more relevant than testing for intelligence in the college admissions process. Who cares if someone has an IQ of 150 if they can't even tell you how many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
I wonder how this would come out if you normed it for income. For instance, look at only affluent test takers and weigh so minority’s are in the sample proportional to their population percentage.
Or, by the same token, they can tell you how many amendments there are, but not what they are and how they function in a constitutional sense.
It seems that’s the point of college. Anyone can remember 10 but you need some intelligence to learn and retain multiple complex subjects.
“Who cares if someone has an IQ of 150 if they can’t even tell you how many amendments are in the Bill of Rights? “
They test for knowledge, not intelligence.
Testing for subject matter seems more relevant than testing for intelligence in the college admissions process. Who cares if someone has an IQ of 150 if they can’t even tell you how many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
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BINGO!
Content matters and matters a lot.
I became so tired with people telling me that all that needs to happen is to teach children how to think. As if their little brains actually would find CONTENT on their own.
From 4 to 8 intro language and math skills, Intro Our World Skills
From 8 to 14 Facts and information.
From 15 to 18 Facts and integration of knowledge.