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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SAT scores do not measure intelligence. They do measure how prepared for college a student is. I always laugh at people who  make the distinction that they or their student “isn’t good at taking tests” but deserve special attention because they are really smart otherwise and tests are designed to not help rich, privileged people. Pathetic really. [/quote]

Those tests were designed to predict college performance...but it turns out they don't do that well.

GPA is a better predictor. I guess you did not read the studies posted earlier.

But you keep thinking your opinions are fact if that works for you.[/quote]

It’s now cool and woke to believe that standardized tests are meaningless. That’s not true, as a task force of U of Cal faculty found after lengthy analysis. Especially with rampant grade inflation across the nation, it’s hard to say that GPA alone is a reliable predictor.  Half of kids graduate HS with a 4.0 or better.   They are not equally likely to perform similarly in college.

https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/underreview/sttf-report.pdf[/quote]

Did you read this report? I'm not sure it says what you think it does.

Yes, the authors found that test scores are better than high school GPA at predicting college freshmen GPA.

But they also found that test scores and high school GPA were about equal in predicting first-year retention, overall college GPA, and graduation from college.

And their recommendations would result in LESS reliance on test scores in the admissions process. They recommend an expansion of the Eligibility in Local Context pathway, which currently guarantees admission to a UC school for students with a high school GPA that places them in the top 9% of their high school class, so that more than 9% would be admitted. While they don't recommend that the UC system go test optional at this time, the authors envision a time in the near future when test scores will cease to be considered. They recommend development of a new assessment system that doesn't rely on SAT/ACT scores.[/quote]

PP said grades were “a better predictor” of college performance.  Others have gone further to say that standardized tests are meaningless.  Not according to this study, especially since 2007 with the rise of grade inflation.  Sure, there’s more nuance in this lengthy report.  But those are the key takeaways, which are nicely summarized in the executive summary:

“The STTF found that standardized test scores aid in predicting important aspects of student success, including undergraduate grade point average (UGPA), retention, and completion. [b]At UC, test scores are currently better predictors of first-year GPA than high school grade point average (HSGPA), and about as good at predicting first-year retention, UGPA, and graduation.3 For students within any given (HSGPA) band, higher standardized test scores correlate with a higher freshman UGPA, a higher graduation UGPA, and higher likelihood of graduating within either four years (for transfers) or seven years (for freshmen).[/b] Further, the amount of variance in student outcomes explained by test scores has increased since 2007, while variance explained by high school grades has decreased, although altogether does not exceed 26%. [b]Test scores are predictive for all demographic groups and disciplines, even after controlling for HSGPA.[/b] [b]In fact, test scores are better predictors of success for students who are Underrepresented Minority students (URMs), who are first-generation, or whose families are low-income: that is, test scores explain more of the variance in UGPA and completion rates for students in these groups. One consequence of dropping test scores would be increased reliance on HSGPA in admissions. The STTF found that California high schools vary greatly in grading standards, and that grade inflation is part of why the predictive power of HSGPA has decreased since the last UC study.[/b]“[/quote]

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