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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you explain students faking disabilities for extra time and doing better because of this? It’s not merely college aptitude. Everyone would do better w more time, especially on the ACT. Things are not standardized, unfortunately; and college’s don’t who has had extra time. It tests parental aggressiveness and wealth—who can pay $7k for neurological testing to shady doctors.[/quote]

Perhaps this is true to some degree, but how do you explain average standardized test scores remaining flat and even declining over time? And how do you explain that fact regarding the average test score in the context of students taking 3, 4, 5 and even more re-takes? I’m not going to drive the point further home by mentioning the widespread availability of test prep materials …

If everyone “would do better” with additional time, why are they actually doing worse - on average - with the substantial benefit of repeated exposure to the test content and unlimited exposure to test prep materials, whether via paid private coaching or access to resources like Khan Academy?

Yeah, complaints about testing invariably fall apart when you examine the actual facts. The “everyone would do better” claim is usually just a parent with an ax to grind because their kid didn’t do as well as a kid that they “think” had some form of time accommodation.[/quote]

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