Upload
atara
View
35
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Standardized Testing: Disparities. Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur. Intelligence and the Bell Curve. Classic U.S. Army Intelligence Tests. Excerpts. NAEP Scores. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Reading. Mathematics. U.S. History. Science. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Standardized Standardized Testing: DisparitiesTesting: DisparitiesMikaila Mariel Lemonik ArthurMikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur
Intelligence and Intelligence and the Bell Curvethe Bell Curve
Classic U.S. Army Classic U.S. Army Intelligence TestsIntelligence TestsExcerptsExcerpts
NAEP ScoresNAEP Scores
Data from the National Center for Data from the National Center for Education StatisticsEducation Statistics
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
4th Grade
8th Grade
ReadingReading
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
4th Grade
8th Grade
12th Grade
MathematicsMathematics
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
4th Grade
8th Grade
12th Grade
U.S. HistoryU.S. History
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
4th Grade
8th Grade
12th Grade
ScienceScience
Admissions Test Admissions Test DisparitiesDisparitiesData from FairTest.org, LSACnet.org, Data from FairTest.org, LSACnet.org, aamc.org, blackexcel.org, CEEB, act.org, aamc.org, blackexcel.org, CEEB, act.org, wsj.comwsj.com
SATs and GenderSATs and Gender
MathMath: females score 35 : females score 35 points lowerpoints lower Gap closes to only 33 Gap closes to only 33
points when controlling for points when controlling for math grades and curriculamath grades and curricula
VerbalVerbal: females score 3 : females score 3 points lowerpoints lower
Gap persists when Gap persists when controlling for controlling for demographicsdemographics 400
420440460480500520540560580600
Verbal Math
Male
Female
2001 2005
SAT Scores and Race, SAT Scores and Race, 20032003
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
CombinedScore
Math Verbal
Black
Puerto Rican
Other Hispanic
Native American
Other
White
Asian American
ACTs and Gender, 2001ACTs and Gender, 2001
Composite score: Composite score: women’s scores are women’s scores are 2 points lower (on a 2 points lower (on a scale of 36)scale of 36)
Math and science Math and science scores particularly scores particularly suffersuffer
Gap is smaller than Gap is smaller than on the SATson the SATs
0
5
10
15
20
25
Combined ACT Score
Black
Native American
Hispanic
White
Asian American
ACT Scores and Race, ACT Scores and Race, 20032003
GREs and Gender, 1999-GREs and Gender, 1999-20002000
Women score lower across the boardWomen score lower across the board 9 points lower on verbal9 points lower on verbal 97 points lower on quantitative97 points lower on quantitative 25 points lower on analytical25 points lower on analytical
MCATs and Gender, 2000MCATs and Gender, 2000
On a 15-point scale:On a 15-point scale: Verbal: men do 0.1 Verbal: men do 0.1
points betterpoints better Physical science: Physical science:
men do 1 point bettermen do 1 point better Biological science: Biological science:
men do 0.7 points men do 0.7 points betterbetter
Writing: comparableWriting: comparable 5
6
7
8
9
10
Verbal PhysicalScience
BiologicalScience
Male
Female
GMATs and Gender, GMATs and Gender, 2003-20042003-2004
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Quantitative Verbal
Men
Women
400
450
500
550
600
Total
MCAT Scores and Race, MCAT Scores and Race, 20052005
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Combined MCAT Score
Black
Native
Hispanic
Other
Asian
White
LSATs and GenderLSATs and Gender
LSATs and Race/EthnicityLSATs and Race/Ethnicity