In the blog "A Defense of Standardized Tests," Nathan Kuncel brings about some not so beneficial information about standardized tests. From his study, "meta-analysis," Kuncel claims that the tests do not have bias questions and do not negatively affect minorites. According to this blog, there are not statistics or numerical evidence to back up his study. Kuncel claims that "Those who want to know why black and Latino students don’t score as well need to stop looking at the tests...these tests are acting as a thermometer for other societal issues." But again, where is the numerical evidence? i did not learn a thing from this blog. I think his "study" is not vald and does not properly evaluate the role of standardized tests. I think his right/conservative view of the issue is speaking more loudly than his acclaimed "study."
http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/02/23/tests
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ooh--you just happen to be armed with stats and research that contradict him--why not comment on his post and back it up? make him confront reality? or at least argue with you...
The Kuncel study was not a blog. It was published in the prestigious peer reviewed journal Science and it presents a huge amount of numerical evidence as well as citations to other quantitative studies that provide additional evidence. The journal Science is widely considered to be one of the two most important scientific journals in the world (along with the UK journal Nature).
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