The Fairness of Academic Evaluation

ined with grades and activities in the college admissions process.

On the surface, the objective measures of today’s standardized tests sound sensible. In theory, they give every student a solid picture of achievem

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Men, on the other hand, have a long way to go to catch up to the women’s verbal skills. The College Board, founded in 1900, administers the Advance Placement, ACT, PSAT and SAT exams and these exams are used to judge academic ability and preparedness for college. ), Women: Their Underrepresentation

and Career Differentials in Science and Engineering, Proceedings of a

Workshop. But isn’t accepting the pitfalls of societal norms a necessary part of growing up?

The transition from secondary school to college is an important step, not only to the person making it, but also to a nation committed to the education of its citizens in a technological world. Washington, DC: National Academy Press

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I am a high school student from New York. Some believe the GPA similarity is because women major in easier classes, however, all students were required to pass at least eight science courses. Do course-taking differences account for test score differences among groups? This was believed earlier, as a 1987 National

Academy of Sciences report stated that, “The general consensus is that these gender differences in college admission mathematics test scores can be largely accounted for by differences in the amount of mathematics, physical science and computer

programming courses that high school and college-bound women take compared to their male peers (Lebold, 1987).

Standardized testing is simply another chance for colleges to test one’s preparedness for college. A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and

Retention: Gender Differences in Student Performance and Attitudes. An examination of the SAT mathematics test scores for only the students who reported taking the highest level of math (calculus) and science (physics) showed lower on average than men. Throughout primary and secondary school, females show more anxiety than men about beginning their course work and school. Women in Engineering and Science: An Undergraduate

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