Tag: jon-taylor
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FAIRNESS TO GIFTED GIRLS: ADMISSIONS TO NEW YORK CITY’S ELITE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
A SHSAT research paper published in the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. Jonathan TaylorHunter College Gender Equity Project ABSTRACT The use of test scores in school admissions has been a contentious issue for decades. In New York City’s elite public high schools, it has been particularly controversial because of disproportionate representation…
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Dr. Jon Taylor Testifies at NYS Assembly Hearing on the SHSAT
Dr. Jonathan Taylor’s testimony, without the following question and answer with elected officials. The entire seven hour hearing can be found here…
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The problem with high-stakes testing and women in STEM
Overall, the correlation was a loose one. Test scores predicted only 20 percent of the variation in students’ GPAs. In other words, students with the same test high scores had wildly different GPAs at school the following year. At first glance, the test doesn’t seem very good at discerning A students from B students. Seventh-grade…
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SHSAT Invalid: I’ve spent years studying the link between SHSAT scores and student success. The test doesn’t tell you as much as you might think.
First, that requires defining merit. Only New York City defines it as the score on a single test — other cities’ selective high schools use multiple measures, as do top colleges. There are certainly other potential criteria, such as artistic achievement or citizenship. However, when merit is defined as achievement in school, the question of…