BayArea.com reports that revised ACT, SAT may soon be offered at the University of California.
The proposed changes come largely under pressure from UC President Richard Atkinson, who shook-up higher education circles nationwide last year when he called for elimination of the SAT I as an admissions requirement. His controversial stand is based on his belief that the SAT I fails to correlate with success in school, and it has created an industry of test-preparation courses that place little emphasis on learning.
You can’t argue with his second point.
The proposed changes for the SAT I include a new writing section, tougher math questions and a vocabulary section that stresses learned vocabulary rather than analogies. Strengthened writing requirements also are being contemplated by designers of the ACT.
Do you think that the SAT I and ACT are adequate, or do changes need to be made?
