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Talk:Counterexamples to an Old Earth (view source)
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, 20:11, June 20, 2011→Another observation: The most straightforward and plausible explanation for the declining SAT scores is declining intelligence. No other explanation is as plausible, at least not to an open mind
::::Statistics on test scores and college success, however, can never reveal what might have been. In a rare practical experiment Williams College admitted 358 students, ten percent of each year's new admissions, over a ten year period who would otherwise have been rejected by the school's normal test score and grade requirements. The identities of the "ten percenters" were kept secret from faculty and students. They were subjected to the same academic requirements as other students and received no special aid. In 1976 the results were announced — 71% of the "ten percenters" graduated, compared with the school average of 85%. In one graduating class, the class president, president of the college council, and the president of the honor society were all "ten percenters"
::::Statistics on test scores and college success, however, can never reveal what might have been. In a rare practical experiment Williams College admitted 358 students, ten percent of each year's new admissions, over a ten year period who would otherwise have been rejected by the school's normal test score and grade requirements. The identities of the "ten percenters" were kept secret from faculty and students. They were subjected to the same academic requirements as other students and received no special aid. In 1976 the results were announced — 71% of the "ten percenters" graduated, compared with the school average of 85%. In one graduating class, the class president, president of the college council, and the president of the honor society were all "ten percenters"
::::Just to back up my claims.[[User:Jpope1487|Jpope1487]] 15:52, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
::::Just to back up my claims.[[User:Jpope1487|Jpope1487]] 15:52, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::You do a good job of criticizing the SAT, I'm not claiming it to be a perfect measure of aptitude. But it is an approximation and 95% of colleges agree. The most straightforward and plausible explanation for the declining SAT scores is declining intelligence. No other explanation is as plausible ... at least not to an open mind.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 16:11, 20 June 2011 (EDT)
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