Isn’t the Entrance Exam Fair in America.ppt

Isn’t the Entrance Exam Fair in America Isn’t the Entrance Exam Fair in America Warm-up 1.SAT ACT（世界各国高中生申请美国大学入学资格及奖学金的重要参考，它与ACT都被称为美国高考） 2.Selective school（admits students on the basis of some sort of selection criteria, usually academic） 3.George Washing University 乔治华盛顿大学(GWU for short) Isn’t the Entrance Exam Fair in America Past :colleges?have?used?these?tests?to?help measure?an?applicants?academic?skills. Now :some American?universities?are dropping?the?entrance?exam?requirements. More than 800 universities now allow students to apply without an SAT or ACT test score. That is “test –optional” policy Students who apply?to those test-optional schools can?choose whether?they?want?to? include?test?scores?in?their applications. (1)GWU?is the?largest?private?university?to?be “test –optional” some people had?concerns?that?students?who?could? be successful...? felt discouraged from?applying?if?their?scores?were not as strong as?their?high?school?performance. (2) George?Mason?University is?the largest?“test –optional” university?in?America ?Cause:?test?scores?arent?necessarily a reflection of?their?academic?strength?and the?GPA?is a?much?better?indicator ? high?school?performance?is more important than the test score Some unfair cases: （1 weathy children VS ordinary students private teachers VS motivation （2 white test?taker VS African-American?group ? familiar with vocabularies in the SAT VS unfamiliar with those words （3 ?male?test?takers VS female test?takers ACTs fast-paced?multiple-choice format?favors?male?test?takers. Conclusion: Mr.Lessing?says?the?SAT?is?not ?the?cause?of educational?inequality. He?says?the difference?in test scores reflects?the?deep inequality in?American?society. Mr.?Montoya?says?that?the?majority?of ?colleges?in?the?US?still?require?test?scores. “You?will?find it?interesting?to?know?that? even?those?institutions?that?are?test-optional?[often]?require students?from?particular?areas--those?applying?for?spe