August 15, 2008

Interpreting Test Scores: More Complicated Than You Think

By SUSANNAH TULLY

As more colleges move to "test optional" admissions policies, the debate over the utility and interpretation of standardized-test scores continues. The Chronicle asked Daniel Koretz, a professor of education at Harvard University and author of Measuring Up: What Educational Testing Really Tells Us (Harvard University Press, 2008), for his thoughts on all kinds of standardized testing: the SAT, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science

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