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In Praise of the Standardized Test; an Argument Against Extending Life; Buddha the Revolutionary; Competitive Consumerism; Museums Beware WHAT A STUDENT iS like outside the classroom is surely significant, but until we are prepared to say outright that the heart of the matter is something other than...

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Published in:The Chronicle of higher education 1998-09, Vol.45 (4), p.B9
Main Authors: Murray, David W, Callahan, Daniel, Thurman, Robert, Schor, Juliet B, Solomon, Deborah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affirmative action
Buddhism
Deception
Developed Nations
Industrialized nations
International Programs
Leadership
Life expectancy
Mental Disorders
Minority Groups
Museums
Personality
Social Change
Society
Solomon, Deborah
Standardized Tests
Womens Studies
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Summary:In Praise of the Standardized Test; an Argument Against Extending Life; Buddha the Revolutionary; Competitive Consumerism; Museums Beware WHAT A STUDENT iS like outside the classroom is surely significant, but until we are prepared to say outright that the heart of the matter is something other than fitness for academic work, a crucial gauge of whether a student is going to be able to pass a biology final or write a political-science research paper will remain that old, much-maligned sAT score. [...]the search for supposedly more "nuanced" measures of scholastic merit like "creativity" and "leadership," tacitly understood as standins for skin color. David W. Murray, director of research at the Statistical Assessment Service, a non-profit organization in Washington, in the September issue of Commentary AS MUCH as some individuals might want a greatly extended life span, there is no reason a society should use its common resources to pursue that goal.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362