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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The college board should extend the time for EVERYONE. That will remove the processing speed gaming  and truly test the knowledge. [/quote]

except ... the WHOLE POINT IS TESTING PROCESSING SPEED.  save your arguments for the colleges -- let them figure out admissions standards that go beyond processing speed.  and stop denying that processing speed is not one important component of ability for some kinds of achievement.  [/quote]

No. The test is not to test speed. The point is to see if somebody has learned enough in 17 years to attend a college. [/quote]

why do you think the test is timed, then?  it tests speed and knowledge.  [/quote]

Consider this. The kid who was really super fast at math facts in 3rd grade, may completely bomb Algebra I. The kid who thoroughly understood numbers but was slow to write or shout out the answers on math fact test, might be a math genius going beyond Calculus in high school. I have seen each. The second one didn't finish the math section on a high school entrance exam even though it was testing things he'd studied 3 years prior to where he was in math at the time. His school doesn't enter kids in math contests like suburban schools do, so on paper, other than looking at the class he is taking and his grade, you might not know you have a math wiz on your hands. With extra time on a standardized test, he'd not miss a question. Unfortunately there is no chance he'll fill the bubble in fast enough to do that timed. But he's really smart, so he's not getting any accommodations. That kid has to hope the school will move him past the SAT pre-cut so they get to the teacher recommendations that explain what he can do. [/quote]

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