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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Putting test question bias aside, might test results be influenced by the fact that middle and upper class white kids are more likely to afford to have access to pre-test tutorials, with sample math/science questions from previous tests, than inner city black kids?
A meritocracy or can money buy the opportunity to achieve a higher score?
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And this doesnt even take into consideration the fact that there are significant disparities in K-12 education....a far higher student/teacher ratio in inner cities school and a far lower student/computer ratio in those schools than in predominately white suburban schools...an issue that has been addressed in other threads.
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I agree with you, that whats I mean by the problem starting well before the exams. The answer isnt to change college standards. The same studies we are both talking about shows there is a common relationship between the scores of the exams and how well students do in their freshman year.