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researchers should not measure the quality of education programssimply by using statewide Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT)scores,say twouniversity researchers.  \nThe test scores are not good indicators of state education programs becausethey are too easily swayed by state funding levels,the percentage of test-takers in a state and their racial and sexual composition,argue Brian Powellof Indiana University and Lala Carr Steelman of the University of SouthCarolina in a recent issue of Harvard Educational Review.  \n\"Surely educational performance is a multidimensional concept.Overreliance onany one indicator to draw sweeping conclusions would therefore be unwise,\"thereport said.  \nED Contradiction?The study in part sharply contradicts a recent Educa-tion Department report,which said that little correlation exists between stu-dent test scores and state education spending(HED,Dec.19,1984)。  \n\"The only school/structural characteristic …that seems to influence state/regional disparities in SAT performance is public expenditures,\"said Powelland Steelman.\"Independent of the impact of other predictors,the greater theper student funding,the higher the state's level of SAT performance.\"  \nSteelman yesterday said ED reached its conclusions based on SAT scores thatwere not adjusted for racial,sexual or percentage factors,while she andPowell looked at adjusted scores.  \n\"We,too,would have inadvertently concluded no  \n1mpact had we evaluated unadjusted SAT scores,\"they wrote.\"These resultssuggest that the disparity in state SAT scores may continue or even be exacer-bated as long as the state rather than the federal government shoulders thefinancial burden for education and as long as states vary in their capacityand/or willingness to allocate funds to education.\"  \nStudent race and gender can cause variation in state scores,the study said,citing data showing that whites tend to surpass blacks on standardized testsand that males on the whole score higher on the math SAT than do females.  \nBecause of these factors,state programs that encourage minorites and women totake SATs can dilute their test score results,according to the report.  \n\"State report cards are not meaningful indicators of the state educationaleffectiveness,\"said Steelman,a sociologist.\"And they are being misinter-preted by the public.\"(more)  \n# SAT SCORES DON'T REFLECT EDUCATION EFFORTS,RESEARCHERS SAY(Cont.)\n\nSteelman's state,South Carolina,ranks last on the SAT scorecard,but she saidthat does not necessarily mean South Carolina has the least effective program.  \n\"Once you make the corrections for the variation factors [race,sex and par-ticipation],the results of the analysis are quite different,\"Steelman_said.\"The difference between the top and the bottom is no longer that great.\"  \nCurrently Iowa has the highest SAT ranking,but that figure is misleading be-cause only 3 percent of Iowa's high school seniors take the test,according toFred Moreno,a College Board spokesman.Most Iowa students take the AmericanCollege Testing(ACT)exam.  \n\"You should not compare states on the basis of SAT scores,\"said Moreno.\"Toomany things affect SAT scores,including participation rate and economic fac-tors.It is invalid and we have been saying this for years.\"  \nFor a copy of the study,\"Variations In State SAT Performance:Meaningful OrMisleading?\"in Vol.54,No.4,send $7 to the Harvard Educational Review,300Longfellow Hall,13 Appian Way,Cambridge,Mass.02138.--Diane Reis  \n# AFT PRESIDENT SAYS SEPARATE ED UNNEEDED\n\nThe Education Department could be combined with another federal agency withlittle concern over education issues losing national importance,AlbertShanker,American Federation of Teachers(AFT)president,said yesterday.  \n\"We would be open to consideration of some sort of reshuffling\"in which educa-tion was reunited with the Health and Human Services Department or paired withscience and cultural issues to form ","cbCaiiocZlmAGHB2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiocZlmAGHB2","pdf",1843958,"English","# SAT scores and education effort\n## Influence of funding and participation\n## Adjusted scores and reported state rankings\n# Separate Education Department debate\n## Reshuffling with other federal agencies\n## Cabinet-level handling and budget impacts\n# Law school employment and placement","[{\"question\":\"Why do researchers say SAT scores are not a good measure of education program quality?\",\"answer\":\"They argue SAT outcomes are shaped by state funding levels and the demographics of test-takers, so test scores do not directly reflect program effectiveness.\"},{\"question\":\"How do adjusted scores change the study’s conclusions?\",\"answer\":\"After correcting for variation factors like race, sex, and participation, the analysis shows results that differ from those based on unadjusted scores, reducing the gap between top and bottom states.\"},{\"question\":\"What cautions does the article add about comparing states using SAT data?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes that many factors—including participation rate and economic conditions—affect SAT performance, making cross-state comparisons misleading.\"}]","SAT Scores Don't Reflect Education Efforts - Researchers Say | PDF",1790624139,18]