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Reply to "New York Top Schools - Top marks largely go to Asians. Bill de Blasio wants to change the exams"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Do you know that the test prep can significantly increase the score? Maybe it is just plain learning can increase your score on the test. I think we are all to hang up on IQ. As long as they prove that they can do the work (there is no evidence Asian students is causing Stuvy to water down its teaching), achievement is really all that matters. [/quote] That depends on the test, doesn't it? There are tests where test prep can significantly increase the score. There are tests where it can't. I don't know anything about this particular test, other than that the Economist article specifically talks about test prep. I think it's a mistake to conflate achievement with test scores, or test scores with ability. Surely we all know smart people who do badly on standardized tests, as well as people whose standardized test scores are better than their actual abilities.[/quote]
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