Is standardized testing, like democracy, the worst of all forms of accountability except for all others that have been tried? The argument continues. But a recent study profiled in Inside Higher Ed suggests that standardized tests are at least more accurate predictors of future performance than that teacher favorite, class grades.
“The last year hasn’t been a good one for the standardized testing industry, what with SAT scoring errors and more colleges dropping the test as a requirement,” begins the story (A Defense of Standardized Tests). “But on Thursday, the journal Science published a study backing the reliability of standardized testing in graduate and professional school admissions.”