Rol Fessenden wrote:
>Replying to LO9278 --
>
>It has been pretty well established that success on IQ tests is not an
indicator
>of success in college. As a consequence, some liberal arts colleges no longer
>use SATs as filters for applicants. What does this say about their predictive
>ability on other endeavors? Or alternatively, what does it say about colleges'
>relevanc e to later endeavors? This is probably not the final word, but it
>certainly casts doubt on IQ as a useful measure of 'effectiveness' in other
>tasks.
I keep finding myself in agreement with Rol's opinions re: education. I
have spent a great deal of time in college and university classrooms as a
student and some time as an adjunct instructor. My own experience and
observations tell me that even if it takes IQ and SAT scores to get one into
college, that will not keep them there, nor necesarily get them out. It
takes other factors, e.g., personal responsibility, initiative, etc. to make
one successful. Many of these same factores are the ones that determine
throughout life who will be successful and who will not be irrespective of
SAT and IQ which at the end of most lives is not someting too many people
refect back upon.
Chhip Brown
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