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What Does The SAT Really Test? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios
- Published_at:2015-04-29
- Category:Education
- Channel:PBS Idea Channel
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- description: Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about this episode on reddit! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelreddit Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelirc Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Today's episode has been sponsored by Squarespace. For more information, visit http://www.Squarespace.com/ideachannel THE SAT. How’s that SAT prep going? Need some SAT tips? Well, here’s one: The SAT may not actually be measuring your…anything. That’s right, your SAT scores, despite what colleges and high schools across America may like for you to believe, may not reflect anything new. There is actually substantial evidence that instead of broad aptitudes, the SATs only measure a specific set of non-quantitative, cultural values and ideas. Don’t scratch those SAT dates off your calendar yet though, because it is still important, and on this week’s episode of Idea Channel, let’s look at why. ~~ASSETS~~ 1:30 “What Was on the First SAT?”, http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/document-deep-dive-what-was-on-the-first-sat-21720496/?no-ist 5:52 “SAT reading, math scores decline” http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44519433/ns/us_news-life/t/sat-reading-scores-fall-lowest-level-record/ 6:04 “FairTest - Top Tier Schools which Deemphasize the ACT/SAT…”, http://conversationed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Colleges_that_deemphasize_admission_tests.pdf 6:07 “Study: College Selectivity Doesn’t Improve Graduation Rates” http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/08/07/college-selectivity-doesnt-really-matter-for-graduation-rates-study-says 6:17 “Testing Your Scantron Score” ScantronCorp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHnVE0hVBes 6:20 “Using the Scantron”, UNR Microbiology 251 TA Channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suabO1NBSSA 6:24 OpScan 4ES, ScantronCorp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSuIsS0gCzY 7:01 “2013 FIRST Tech Challenge at i-Gate: High School Robotics Competition" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0AqMoTr-Gg ~~ SOURCES ~~ All sources can be found in this Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qH3Ldi1WhRTICb8Dms0ZnpZQQRVNMleVsPRU8XiZ9R4/edit?usp=sharing ~~COMMENTS~~ Jedibob5 http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsideachannel/comments/33iv4q/whats_the_deal_with_amiibos_idea_channel_pbs/ lonerstuck http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsideachannel/comments/33iv4q/whats_the_deal_with_amiibos_idea_channel_pbs/cqlghao Mr_Mars http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsideachannel/comments/33iv4q/whats_the_deal_with_amiibos_idea_channel_pbs/cqlrp1p theMoporter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGloufeJkg&lc=z13ywb1z3tvdy5xvj23qs3ko1yyccje4u04 Voiced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGloufeJkg&lc=z135exhospzxvvlf022lxlzz5wvlxbgcp Dennis Fluttershy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGloufeJkg&lc=z12xd1dy5y2vztvvi22eyb4y4kesjhr35 thescowlingschnauzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGloufeJkg&lc=z12vglmqlznmixxm023aufnhlpf4dvkr404 Rob Cronin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGloufeJkg&lc=z12lvtkg3ubpibdqe04chzxjyybhs3ugxxo0k Samuel Crystal (MacSquizzy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGloufeJkg&lc=z12ly3kjommjj5lml22hypmqjwrchbrsn filthywishdragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGloufeJkg&lc=z13aebs5ktu2gzqo204cf3lj2lq5e5ji2ew Ignoramus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZGloufeJkg&lc=z12wh5c5mzrnzhw4p04cjxcpcvu4i1zz2xo0k Tweet of the week https://twitter.com/thekiyote/status/591302382006468608 MUSIC: (http://www.roglok.net) "Europe" by Roglok "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok ":P" by Roglok "Squarehead" by Roglok "Number Cruncher" by Roglok "Little Birthday Acid" by Roglok "Topskore" by Roglok "Anti Vanishing Spray" by Roglok "Tarty Prash" by Roglok "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok "Uptown Tennis Club" by Roglok "Squarehead" by Roglok "Insert Toy For Coin" by Eatme (http://eatme.pro/music/) ~~ Written and hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) (who also has a podcast! Reasonably Sound: http://bit.ly/1sCn0BF)
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