It's the time of year when there's just nothing as good as a good fruit salad. So fill a bowl while you read and share these goodies from the week.
What Predicts College Completion
Here's one more piece of research showing that high school GPA is a better predictor of future success than the SAT. Let's just keep saying this.
Rebirth of the Teaching Machine
Another great look at the history of teaching machines leading up to personalized (sic) learning.
Slaves, Dinosaurs and White Jesus
A look at the scientifically illiteracy being taught through some religion-based texts, Your tax dollars at work.
Why iReady Is Dangerous
For those of us who are more about words than numbers, a clear explanation of why algorithm-driven computer-based math instruction is a Really Bad Idea.
Marco Polo History
How history's stories are told. With orgies.
I think you are a bit misleading with the comment about the SAT. What the research posted showed is that given a GPA range, higher SAT scores where associated with higher rates of college completion, and given an SAT range, a higher GPA was associated with higher completion rates. Thus students with a GPA between 3.00 and 3.32 along with an SAT score above 1100 had a higher 6 year graduation rate than students with a GPA between 3.67 and 4.00 and an SAT score below 800.
ReplyDeleteStudents with a GPA between 3.67 and 4.00 and an SAT score below 800 have a 6 year graduation rate of 47%, students with a GPA between 3.67 and 4.00 and an SAT score above 1100 have a 6 year graduation rate of 72%. I think it is an argument to use both GPA and SAT in an admission process, especially in schools where the public is subsidizing education.