首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The Fairness of College Entrance Exams I. SAT and ACT: major tests to measure applicants’【T1】 ________ 【T1】 ____
The Fairness of College Entrance Exams I. SAT and ACT: major tests to measure applicants’【T1】 ________ 【T1】 ____
admin
2021-08-30
22
问题
The Fairness of College Entrance Exams
I. SAT and ACT: major tests to measure applicants’【T1】 ________ 【T1】 ________
II. Tendency to drop admission requirements
- More than【T2】 ________ universities require no SAT or ACT test score 【T2】 ________
- More and more universities become test-optional
- Others: care more about an applicant’s life experience,
【T3】 ________ , community services and talents. 【T3】 ________
Ⅲ. GPA: another way to judge applicants’【T4】 ________ 【T4】 ________
International applicants: convert to GPA【T5】 ________ 【T5】 ________
It is a better【T6】 ________ of academic strength 【T6】 ________
IV. Views about the fairness of SAT
- Cheryl O’Brien believes:
a)【T7】 ________ students have a advantage on tests 【T7】 ________
b) Self study: no【T8】 ________ 【T8】 ________
- A 2010 study: SAT was【T9】 ________ certain minority group 【T9】 ________
- Ryan Lessing, a student at Brown University:
It is a benchmark【T10】 ________ among applicants,
not the cause of educational inequality 【T10】 ________
【T9】
The Fairness of College Entrance Exams
I’m Anne Ball. Today we will talk about the fairness of college entrance exams. The SAT and ACT are the two major college entrance tests in the United States. [1]For years, colleges have used these tests to help measure an applicant’s academic skills.
But a growing number of American universities are dropping the entrance exam requirement. [2]More than 800 universities now allow students to apply without an SAT or ACT test score. More universities are becoming "test optional." Students who apply to test-optional schools can choose whether they want to include test scores in their applications. Each of America’s more than 3,000 colleges and universities has its own admission requirements. At some colleges, test scores are very important. [3]Others are more interested in an applicant’s life experience, teacher recommendations, community services, and talents.
[4]High school GPA, or grade point average, is another way to judge a student’s ability. A GPA of 3.5 or higher (on scale from 0 to 4) is considered good. [5]For international applicants, universities have specialists review the academic standards of different countries and convert them to GPA equivalents.
Jennifer Tkacz is the Director of International Admissions at George Mason University. It is the largest test-optional university in the United States. She explains why the school went test-optional in 2006. [6] "The university administration felt that for many students, their test scores aren’t necessarily a reflection of their academic strength and the GPA is a much better indicator." Ms. Tkacz says high school performance says more about a student’s potential than a test score.
Cheryl O’Brien owns a test preparation company in New York. [7]She says wealthy students have a major advantage on college entrance tests. They can spend months or even years preparing for the test with private teachers. But self-study, even for highly motivated students, is not the same. [8]Ms. O’Brien explains: "It’s never going to be as good as working with somebody when you can have feedback. Books don’t talk back to you. Books don’t explain to you what’s going on and how to understand something." A 2010 study in the Harvard Educational Review argued that the SAT used vocabulary that was more familiar to white test takers. [9]The study said that the SAT "appears to be biased against the African-American minority group."
Ryan Lessing is a student at Brown University, a highly selective school that requires a test score. He says the SAT is not perfect, but it serves an important purpose. "What the SATs provide is a relatively neutral benchmark... The rigor of coursework is not the same across schools. The activities available are not the same across schools... [10]The SAT provides some benchmark, which is at least relatively consistent among applicants." Mr. Lessing says the SAT is not the cause of educational inequality. He says the difference in test scores just reflects the deep inequality in American society.
选项
答案
biased against
解析
录音提到《哈佛教育评论》2010年一项研究认为SAT考试对非洲裔美国人似乎存有偏见(appears to be biased against…),故填入biased against。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Jd3K777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Thedirectortriedtogettheactorsto_____tothenextscenebyhandsignals.
Thenorthernpartofthecityusedtobe______populated,butithasnowbecomeaculturalcentre.
Despitetheirlackofsuccesssofar,researchscientistshave______intheirresearchforacureforAIDS.
A.detrimentalB.disastrousC.economicallyD.erosionE.highlightF.improvementsG.limitationH.measurably
A、Itincreasesenormously.B、Itdecreasessharply.C、Itremainsunchanged.D、Itincreasesslowly.A
(1)Oneofthemanypleasuresofwatching"MadMen",atelevisiondramaabouttheadvertisingindustryintheearly1960s,isex
______thesenseofsomeonewatchinghim,Joeywouldtakeashowerrightnowinthisbeautifulriver.
"Ican’tpraisehishighefficiency______",Georgesaid,"eventhoughIdon*tlikehimpersonally."
A.likeB.depressedC.conflictD.accessingE.beneficialF.highlyG.appealH.approachingI.electronicJ.required
A、Intheprofessor’shome.B、Intheprofessor’soffice.C、Intheclassroom.D、Intheschoollibrary.B本题选项都是表示地点的介词短语,因此推测本题问地点。
随机试题
马克思主义哲学的直接理论来源是()
全厚皮片的优点
男性,56岁,深静脉血栓溶栓治疗期间突然出现胸痛、呼吸困难、血压下降。应立即采取的护理措施是
下列检查项目中,属于《扣件式钢管脚手架检查评分表》中保证项目的有()。
福耀玻璃(主营汽车玻璃的上市公司)决策者拟考虑相关多元化作为进一步发展的方向,应当优先考虑()。
甲集团由甲公司(系上市公司)、乙公司和丙公司组成,甲公司是乙公司和丙公司的母公司。2014年1月1日,经股东大会批准,甲公司对乙公司100名高级管理人员每人授予10万份股票期权,行权条件为这些高级管理人员从授予股票期权之日起在乙公司连续服务满3年,且甲集团
商品房预售的条件中,按提供预售的商品房计算,投入开发建设的资金达到工程建设总投资的()以上,并已经确定施工进度和竣工交付日期。
根据香港特别行政区基本法规定,下列关于香港特别行政区行政机关的表述正确的是()。
数据库管理系统是( )。
Idon’tdoubt______hewillcomeontime.
最新回复
(
0
)