Comments on: College Board to make test using background info pt. 1 http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/02/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/ all the exciting parts, none of the heavy debt burden Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:34:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adam Sidney Kelly Esq. http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/02/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/comment-page-1/#comment-693 Adam Sidney Kelly Esq. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:42:32 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/#comment-693 George, you are worried because if you had to take the test, you would be scored on your lack of artistic and cultural appreciation, terrorist-esque social responsibility and citizenship, and lack of career orientation. George, you are worried because if you had to take the test, you would be scored on your lack of artistic and cultural appreciation, terrorist-esque social responsibility and citizenship, and lack of career orientation.

]]> By: College Board to make test using background info pt. 2 at the Sam Jackson College Experience http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/02/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/comment-page-1/#comment-20 College Board to make test using background info pt. 2 at the Sam Jackson College Experience Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:29:53 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/#comment-20 [...] I wrote yesterday about an upcoming paper from MSU researchers about prediction of future academic success from current measured background characteristics. Realizing that I could, I requested a prepublication copy of the paper. Fewer than five hours later, at 7:41 this morning, what arrives in my inbox but a response from head researcher and chairperson of the MSU psychology department Dr. Neal Schmitt? So I quickly leapt at the 14,000 word, 56 page paper and accompanying 120 pages of side material. I mostly just skimmed those supplements, but they were interesting too. I see why people want to take psych 101 so much. [...] [...] I wrote yesterday about an upcoming paper from MSU researchers about prediction of future academic success from current measured background characteristics. Realizing that I could, I requested a prepublication copy of the paper. Fewer than five hours later, at 7:41 this morning, what arrives in my inbox but a response from head researcher and chairperson of the MSU psychology department Dr. Neal Schmitt? So I quickly leapt at the 14,000 word, 56 page paper and accompanying 120 pages of side material. I mostly just skimmed those supplements, but they were interesting too. I see why people want to take psych 101 so much. [...]

]]> By: George R.T. Gram http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/02/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/comment-page-1/#comment-6 George R.T. Gram Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:34:11 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/#comment-6 Much clearer after the MSU article... Another concern with this study is their means in collecting psychological data, biographical information....for one is not very accurate in personality assesment, also, situational judgement tests(you can find them all over the web), unfortunately overlap considerably in regards to sorting out personality types. Now for the problem...according to the essay, these professors, after collecting this super accurate :/ data and creating a test out of it, are proposing it be put into effective use...and the college board(well, at least one dude) is actually going for it. What the hell? Much clearer after the MSU article…
Another concern with this study is their means in collecting psychological data, biographical information….for one is not very accurate in personality assesment, also, situational judgement tests(you can find them all over the web), unfortunately overlap considerably in regards to sorting out personality types.

Now for the problem…according to the essay, these professors, after collecting this super accurate :/ data and creating a test out of it, are proposing it be put into effective use…and the college board(well, at least one dude) is actually going for it. What the hell?

]]> By: George R.T. Gram http://www.samjackson.org/college/2006/08/02/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/comment-page-1/#comment-5 George R.T. Gram Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:52:55 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/feed-it-gossip-hear-your-future-gpa/#comment-5 I thoroughly enjoyed this article, I thought it was cute. I thoroughly enjoyed this article, I thought it was cute.

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