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Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> I know for a fact from personal experience that a high SAT score is not
> a perfect predictor of college success (at a good college, where good
No one claims that it is a perfect predictor. Not high schools, not
colleges, not even SAT.
> study skills are important). Don't even ask me what my SAT score was,
> you won't believe it. But it WAS NOT a good predictor. Not at all.
SAT is a pretty good predictor. It maybe didn't predict well for you,
but on average it does. And it's a hell of a lot cheaper for schools
and students to use than the LEGO exam would be.
> I'd say anything that gives additional data about how likely a student
> is to perform well is a good thing, and it strikes me that using LEGO as
> a way to measure creativity, problem solving, or spatial awareness (to
> name 3 of many more traits that could be tested for) is a good thing.
Yup, if not cost prohibitive.
> My knee jerk reaction to anything Rush says is to believe the opposite.
> Not 100% accurate, of course, but it works well for me.
If you take the word Lego out of the subject of this thread, you get a
much more accurate statement.
Chris
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| I'm just sort of picking tiny snippets to comment on... (...) I know for a fact from personal experience that a high SAT score is not a perfect predictor of college success (at a good college, where good study skills are important). Don't even ask (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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