“ [F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math section but females achieved higher scores on the Verbal section. ETS policy-makers determined that the Verbal test needed to be “balanced” more in favor of males, and added questions pertaining to politics, business and sports to the Verbal portion. Since that time, males have outscored females on both the Math and Verbal sections. Dwyer notes that no similar effort has been made to “balance” the Math section, and concludes that, “It could be done, but it has not been, and I believe that probably an unconscious form of sexism underlies this pattern. When females show the superior performance, ‘balancing’ is required; when males show the superior performance, no adjustments are necessary.”
“Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests”, FairTest.org (via bibliofeminista)
yo, you know what I can talk about at length now due to my crit of curriculum in secondary education (long name) class? TESTING! Testing is in-sane, students just took the PSAT and I’m curious to see how local schools and populations scored.
note-when you are trying to get into a SUNY, nothing matters.
(Source: fairtest.org, via bibliofeminista)
