Regarding his comment about standardized testing, that they are not good predictors of success, is contestable. There is a lot of evidence that it is a valuable piece of information. MIT, one of the premier STEM universities, just reversed itself and is reinstating it as a requirement:
"The team’s research during the pandemic found that …
Regarding his comment about standardized testing, that they are not good predictors of success, is contestable. There is a lot of evidence that it is a valuable piece of information. MIT, one of the premier STEM universities, just reversed itself and is reinstating it as a requirement:
"The team’s research during the pandemic found that the school’s ability to accurately predict student academic success at MIT is “significantly improved by considering standardized testing — especially in mathematics — alongside other factors” and that while “some standardized exams besides the SAT/ACT can help us evaluate readiness” that “access to these other exams is generally more socioeconomically restricted relative to the SAT/ACT.”
Regarding his comment about standardized testing, that they are not good predictors of success, is contestable. There is a lot of evidence that it is a valuable piece of information. MIT, one of the premier STEM universities, just reversed itself and is reinstating it as a requirement:
"The team’s research during the pandemic found that the school’s ability to accurately predict student academic success at MIT is “significantly improved by considering standardized testing — especially in mathematics — alongside other factors” and that while “some standardized exams besides the SAT/ACT can help us evaluate readiness” that “access to these other exams is generally more socioeconomically restricted relative to the SAT/ACT.”