When the SAT was first introduced in the late 1940s, it was supposed to be an objective predictor of academic ability. How well does the SAT predict future achievement?

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Antwan Higgins

31 January, 18:19

When the SAT was first introduced in the late 1940s, it was supposed to be an objective predictor of academic ability. How well does the SAT predict future achievement?

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Van Walton · Answer 1

The correct answer is C) results of the SAT are a better reflection of class and social environment than academic ability.

When the SAT was first introduced in the late 1940s, it was supposed to be an objective predictor of academic ability. The SAT predicts future achievement in that results of the SAT are a better reflection of class and social environment than academic ability.

Many universities in the United States apply the SAT as a requisite for entrance. Indeed it is an element of the admission process. The test measures the student abilities in the following areas: mathematics, writing, and critical reading.

The other answers to this question were A) high school grades are much better at predicting future performance than the results of the sat, B) the sat has proved to be a good predictor of future academic achievement, and D) the SAT, while not perfect, is much more accurate and objective than high school grades as a predictor of future achievement.