Admission commission criticizes standardized testing
By Chelsea Germano | September 23, 2008Institutions of higher education should place less of a focus on standardized testing when it comes to admissions decisions, according to a Commission on the Use of Standardized Tests in Undergraduate Admissions report published by the National Association for College Admission Counselling.The report notes that external factors can and will affect how well students score on standardized tests and also states that these tests do not holistically measure students? capabilities.?Access to test preparation will always be differentiated based on family income, school setting, and other variables external to the student,? the report states, outlining the faults it finds with standardized testing.
