Re: Testing job applicants

[Steve <rstevew@armory.com>]

Mike Swaim wrote:
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> In alt.folklore.computers Brian Inglis <Brian.dot.Inglis@SystematicSw.ab.ca> wrote:
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> : My understanding, from my kids, is that US graduation is based on
> : SAT scores which measure only basic English and math ability, and
> : that a "perfect" 800? score does not mean much.
> 
>   The SAT is a college admissions exam, and has nothing to do with
> graduating High School. There's also a competing exam called the ACT that
> tests subjects taught in school.
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No, the ACT is an exam testing ability to derive conclusions from
evidence and mat skill similar to SAT. It does not test achievement in
direct skill attainment. It is directly convertable to SAT score and
equivalent percentile in class.
-Steve

>   While some states have graduation exams, they tend to be pretty easy.
> (The one I took 10+ years ago was absurdly easy.) There are also different
> kinds of diplomas, depending on the courses taken.
> 
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In the USA one graduates based on course grades, not on tests. There are
MINIMUM tests for graduation of MINIMAL achievers, but no other crtieria
for HIGH achievers. If you are in specific classes you may even be
exempt from "minimal" requirements, or they will be a joke to you that
you waste a day blowing away.
-Steve
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