08/27/2013
From: George Weinbaum
Douglas Belkin at the WSJ reports in "Colleges Set To Offer Exit Tests", August 26, 2013, that
"Next spring, seniors at about 200 U.S. colleges will take a new test that could prove more important to their future than final exams: an SAT-like assessment that aims to cut through grade-point averages and judge students' real value to employers". … Studies show that grade-point averages, or GPAs, have been rising steadily for decades, but employers feel many new graduates aren’t prepared for the workforce. … Even students with top grades from good schools many not 'be able to write well or make an argument.' … The CLA+ is scored on the 1600-point scale used by the SAT".
Harrumph. Haven’t we seen this before? Will Griggs prevent use of the CLA+? Is the Pope Catholic? Can Obama (to quote Belkin) "make an argument"? Will Caucasian college grads score 200-250 points higher on average on the CLA+ than Negro college grads?
Stay tuned.
See previous letters from George Weinbaum.
James Fulford writes: The Griggs that Mr. Weinbaum refers to is Griggs v. Duke Power Co., a 1971 Supreme Court decisions that says that standards that have a “disparate impact” on minorities are ipso facto discriminatory. I’ve said — more than once — that:
"The message of Griggs and "disparate impact" theory: if minorities fail tests at a higher rate than whites, it’s the test that’s wrong."
Therefore all tests are always wrong, and employers can’t be allowed to find out which potential employees are the smartest — because the answer is never: Non-Asian Minorities.
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