Threshold Theory for SAT/ACT scores...

SatchelSF
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 02:24:01 +0000

the 20-40 point difference in SAT scores between HYPMS and the-however-one-defines-as-the-next-tier is statistically insignificant IMO

That’s because the tests are way too easy to make meaningful distinctions at the top end. For instance, the math portion of the SAT is very low level, and yet a single silly mistake could knock an 800 to a 770 or 780. Are we testing rote conscientiousness, or true ability? We need different tests, or else we consign ourselves into an ever more crowded madhouse in which the top 5% can make themselves look like the top 1%.