... who had been part of the army's IQ testing team during World War I. Eventually, Carl Brigham adapted the army's IQ test for use in college admissions and Chauncey reported back to Conant about the new SAT test. Conant wanted assurance, however, that this test was a test of pure intelligence and not of the quality ... , colleges do need to have a way of determining which students will do well at their facility and not squander their time. The SAT test was specifically designed with that in mind. However, even though tests can be useful, they are not perfect predictors. There are many fact...

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... , students become frightened to be wrong, so they don't think outside the box to answer creatively. She also makes a very valid point, "There aren't state test to judge creativity." Even research shows that IQ scores are up, but creativity is down. This could be due to the fact that if there are kids in public schools, that emphasize standardized testing ... learn how to be good teachers for themselves. Due to programs like this, the American Federation of Teachers is suggesting that the nation create a new test that would be required by all future teachers (Krache). This test would be g...

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