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Article #825Re: Branding kids, IQ tests, smart vs dumb
From: Kjeld Hvatum
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 06:05
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 06:05
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In article <77235@apple.apple.COM>, billc@Apple.COM (Bill Cockayne) writes: >I don't know that everyone here is claiming that IQs and SATs reflect how >smart a person is. In my responses I have stated that SATs are worthless >indicators and that standardized tests are questionable as to what they test. You can say what you like but the correlations tell a different story. The problem is the other indicators are almost as worthless as the SAT, which makes any extra information useful. >People in general are hung up with comparing and testing themselves in all >aspects of life. Test scores are a concrete way to some people to prove that >they are "useful" and "smart." Isn't that what sports is all about? And what's wrong with having a little of that attitude when sharpening up one's academic ability?
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Newsgroups: misc.education Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!UB.com!pacbell.com!decwrl!concert!gatech!rpi!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!yale.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!news.Brown.EDU!noc.near.net!ns.draper.com!news.draper.com!MVS.draper.com!SKH4161 From: SKH4161@MVS.draper.com (Kjeld Hvatum) Subject: Re: Branding kids, IQ tests, smart vs dumb Message-ID: <19930127010558SKH4161@MVS.draper.com> Sender: MVS NNTP News Reader <NNMVS@MVS.draper.com> Nntp-Posting-Host: mvs.draper.com Organization: Draper Laboratory References: <77235@apple.apple.COM> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 06:05:00 GMT Lines: 17