Thanks for the clarification on the ever changing acronym "SAT" Certainly, one has to be well prepared for the test! But preparing for the SAT is a different form of a preparation, much like "training to take the driving test" as indicated.
However the Exam-centric general education system, "compromises on learining" or the Exams that are conducted should be conducted in such a manner where the learining process is very much like "training to take the driving test" and in the process you have acquired the skill on how to drive an automobile ! Which is a life-time skill. Like they say "Once you have learned to ride a bicycle" there's no question of forgeting it ... and there are many such things in life that one learns in the manner of riding the bicycle. -- Brian "domnic fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >SAT meant “Scholastic Aptitude Test” or “Scholastic Assessment Test” - not >“Standardized Aptitude Test”. > >An excerpt from The Princeton Review “Cracking the SAT” Foreword by Adam >Robinson & John Katzman – 2003 Edition: > >“In the past few years, the political landscape surrounding testing has >changed. As our society has become more test-savvy, the ETS test writers >have responded in more sophisticated ways. They have admitted that the SAT >is not an intelligence test, and not really an assessment test, either. >This is reflected in the recent name changes of this test. The test writers >first changed the name of the test from “Scholastic Aptitude Test” to >“Scholastic Assessment Test.” Later, they dropped the claim that it was an >assessment test, and now it’s just called the SAT (which stands for nothing >at all). Further, the College Board now not only admits that preparation is >advisable but even recommends it. A College Board official recently >remarked "Just as you wouldn’t want to take a driver’s test cold, you don’t >want to go cold into the SAT." > >Moi-mogan, >Domnic Fernandes >Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA > >Brian Antao, Ph.D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >…..As a further recommendation, it would be also possible to eliminate the >HSSC exam, and instead adopt the World recognized SAT (Standardized Aptitude >Test) conducted by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) of Princeton, USA, >for the standard XII students. Admissions for the various colleges in Goa >would then be based on a weighted combination of a student’s performance on >the SAT and their performance of their localized merit list in each of their >individual Higher Secondary Schools. ….. __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
