... . 2. Tone The tone the author uses mostly is optimistic, though the differences between coeducational and single-sex schools are not big the author attempts to elevate the results by expanding their ... including self-confidence, political and social activism, life goals, and career orientation" (Sax 2009.) The article shows an objective tone when hard facts are brought up "SAT composite scores (Verbal plus Math) ... are 43 points higher for single-sex graduates within the independent school sector, and 28 points higher for single-sex alumnae in the Catholic school sector." This researc...

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... these different categories, nor should it be provided to athletes. Nowadays a substantial amount of college Athletes are given more leniencies towards the academic standards, which are expected from others. Many colleges are lowering their academic standards in order to recruit new athletes and to maintain their previous athletes eligible to play for the various sports that their schools offer. Providing athletes ... Ross that are taking the places of students who are eligible to enter universities, and are rejected because they are not star athletes. There are many instances where stude...

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... shown in charts showing the performance groups of students who have taken the test. Norms show the comparison of the performance of new groups of test takers with the samples of students on whom the test was standardized. Goodwin and Driscoll (59-60) note that standardized tests have the following qualities: They provide a "systematic procedure for describing behaviors, whether in terms ... predictor of a student's intellectuality and future. "Standardized tests generally have questionable ability to predict one's academic success" (Sacks). Not all high school seniors are required to ta...

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... and other Eastern Europeans began to apply to universities, some of the most prestigious colleges imposed quotas limiting their numbers. Americans tried various means to eliminate the most egregious forms of discrimination. In the early part of the century, "objective" admissions tests were introduced to counteract the bias in admissions. Some educators now view admissions tests such as the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT ... other professions. Affirmative action also included financial assistance to members of minorities who could not otherwise afford to attend colleges and universitie...

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... need with "an emphasis on increased funding for poor school districts, higher achievement for poor and minority students, and new measures to hold schools accountable for their students' progress" (PBS 1). Colleges and Universities utilize the ACT's and/or the SAT's as the most reliable and unbiased source to compare applicants. These college entrance exams are highly accurate predictors when it comes ... that they have a fair chance for further education. These standardized test set the standards for all students to reach and break all boundaries; still, those that oppose this testing ...

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... escape from the life they had always known was possible. Peter Sacks notes some encouraging trends in the educational system, namely the growing number of colleges and universities who no longer require prospective students to take the SAT. Also, he discusses the notion of "authentic achievement," which assesses a child's performance rather than measuring it against a national average or comparing one child's performance ... state governments, where in California, a teacher whose students performed the best on a certain test received a cash bonus of twenty-five thousand dollars, while o...

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