Wednesday, January 19, 2005
THE NEW IMPROVED SAT: NOW WITH BIAS!?
In two months the venerable SAT will include a written essay! The Washington Post goes behind-the-scenes at a sample essay scoring session:
Hey! Two can play at that game: I give the scoring scheme a 3 (out of a range of 1-6), despite its makeup of "a team of English professors and psychometricians."
Brian A. Bremen, an English professor at the University of Texas at Austin, notes that the writer provides only one real example. Nevertheless, he says, the writer displays "a clear chain of thought" and should be rewarded, "despite his Republican tendencies."(Via Marginal Revolution)
Hey! Two can play at that game: I give the scoring scheme a 3 (out of a range of 1-6), despite its makeup of "a team of English professors and psychometricians."
