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test score stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Minority participation in the SAT is up to 40% in 2009, the highest level ever, the Washington Post reports. That's up 2 points since last year and a whopping 10 points since 1999. “More than ever, the SAT reflects the diversity of students in our nation's classrooms,"... More »

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SAT • college admissions • minority • test score • minorities • racial equality • economic disparity • College Board

Another Memphis Player Accused of SAT Cheating

Dozier's initial results were invalidated

Jun 6, 09 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another former University of Memphis player has a dodgy-looking SAT score in his past, ESPN reports. Robert Dozier was originally set to go to Georgia, until the school noticed that he’d scored a 1260 on his SAT, a score drastically better than his practice exams. The NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse... More »

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NCAA • SAT • test score • University of Georgia • Memphis Tigers • University of Memphis • Georgia Bulldogs • Derrick Rose • standardized testing • Robert Dozier

 Girls=Boys in Math, Says Study

Gender gap discovered in the 1970s has been closed, researchers say

Jul 24, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Girls are just as good as boys at math, says an exhaustive study of 7 million test scores from elementary through high school students, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The findings, to be published tomorrow in Science, are at odds with 30-year-old studies—and a view entrenched in... More »

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high school • college • test score • gender gap • gender stereotypes • scientific study • mathematics

 SAT, ACT Cheats Get Off Easy 

Agencies under fire for canceling scores without exposing, punishing students

Jul 15, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - College hopefuls caught cheating on their ACT or SAT exams are likely to face few consequences, the Los Angeles Times reports, due to policies under which the administering agencies simply cancel suspicious scores on the college-admission exams. High schools and colleges are kept in the dark about potential wrongdoing, and... More »

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SAT • college admissions • test score • exam • cheating • college applications • ACT exam

6K Nabbed in GMAT Cheating Scandal

Biz schools, test maker go after students who used test-prep site

Jun 29, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 6,000 students are embroiled in a cheating scandal that could cost them their place at one of the nation’s business schools, BusinessWeek reports. The prospective MBA students were members of ScoreTop.com, a test-prep site that featured current GMAT questions. Test publisher GMAC sued the... More »

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test score • student • cheating • tests • GMAC • GMAT

US Kids Lag in Math, Science

International test puts US teens 17th among 30 countries

Dec 4, 07 8:30 PM CST
(Newser) - American teens are worse at math and science than peers in 16 of 30 countries, according to test results released today. The 5,600 US students who took the test last year scored 24th in math, but almost made average in science. "How are our children going to be... More »

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Mexico • test score • Finland • student • mathematics

Average SAT Score Slips Again

College Board dismisses 'a couple points,' touts test-takers' diversity

Aug 28, 07 9:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The average SAT score for 2007 was the lowest in years, but that's not necessarily bad news. Scores from round two of the revamped college-entrance exam declined an average of seven points nationwide, which the College Board chalks up to greater participation, particularly among students who weren't on a traditional... More »

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SAT • college admissions • college • test score • student • college board • exam • college student

Students Win $2.85M on SATs

College Board settles class-action lawsuit over incorrect scores

Aug 25, 07 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Students who took the SAT exam in 2005 and received incorrect scores have settled a class-action lawsuit with the test makers to the tune of $2.85 million, the New York Times reports. Over 4,000 students who sat the examination received scores that were artificially low—as much as... More »

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SAT • college admissions • college • lawsuit • test score • student • college board • class action • score • college student

Army Fights to Keep Up Quality

Report shows dip
in quality of
new soldiers

Jun 1, 07 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Army is attracting the lowest rate of high-quality recruits in a decade, the Boston Globe reports. Almost 40% of volunteers scored below-average on verbal and math scores in 2006, according to an analysis of Defense Department personnel statistics. Four years ago, that figure was 29%. The number of recruits... More »

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military • Army recruiting • Department of Defense • US Army • test score • aptitude

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