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Module 03 Discussion - Intelligence Testing

Is intelligence testing a useful method of measuring a person's potential for academic achievement? Should colleges and universities base admissions more on SAT and ACT scores or high school grades and activities? What other ways might colleges and universities predict student success? Predicting Students' College Success

Alexis Module 3

Is intelligence testing a useful method of measuring a person's potential for academic achievement?

I believe that intelligence testing is a useful method. "But intelligence testing has also been accused of unfairly stratifying test-takers by race, gender, class and culture; of minimizing the importance of creativity, character and practical know-how; and of propagating the idea that people are born with an unchangeable endowment of intellectual potential that determines their success in life" (Benson, 2003).

Should colleges and universities base admissions more on SAT and ACT scores or high school grades and activities?

I think it should maybe be a both ACT and SAT scores and high school grades and activities. Many people do not do well when testing but excel at other things. Getting into college shouldn't be based purely on SAT and ACT scores, they should just be used to see where the student might need to take other course to get to the level they need to be at.

What other ways might colleges and universities predict student success?

One way is by usage. "One way of predicting outcomes is simply by measuring how much students are using curricular materials-it's essentially drawing conclusions from computerized attendance takers" Horowitz, 2018).

Another way is engagement. "This research, which tends to involve data from learning management systems (LMS), goes beyond whether or not somebody has opened a book and shows that a variety of specific behaviors (e.g. posting a message) can also be indicative of future course performance" (Horowitz, 2018).