Case 01 Answer
Student’s Name: Nevine El Toukhi
Class : 45C
Case 01 : Predicting Performance
Alix’s Problem
Alix Maher is the new admissions director at a small, highly selective New England College. She has a bachelor’s degree in education and a recent Master’s Degree in educational administration. But she has no prior experience in college admissions.
In spite of Alix’s predecessor had given Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), scores (40 %), weights to student selection criteria; Alix has serious reservations about using SAT scores because In their defense, she recognizes that the quality of high schools varies greatly, so that the level of student performance that receives an “A” in American history at one school might earn only a “C” at a far more demanding school. Alix is also aware that the people who design the SAT argue forcefully that these test scores are valid predictors of how well a person will do in college. Yet Alix has several concerns:
The pressure of the SAT exam is very great, and many students suffer from test anxiety. The results, therefore, may not truly reflect what a student knows.
There is evidence that coaching improves scores by between 40 and 150 points. Test scores, therefore, may adversely affect the chances of acceptance for students who cannot afford the $600 or $700 to take test-coaching courses.
Are SATs valid, or do they discriminate against minorities, the poor, and those who have had limited access to cultural growth experiences?
So she is hesitating between: SAT scores should be given even higher weight than 40% in the selection decision. Or should her college replace the SAT with a pure intelligence test following billion-dollar corporations, which are using intelligence tests to help select from among job applicants?
What caused this problem
This problem caused because Alix has no prior experience in college admissions. So lack of experience cause the following issues:
Alix does not have an inside knowledge of the job. Because
Class : 45C
Case 01 : Predicting Performance
Alix’s Problem
Alix Maher is the new admissions director at a small, highly selective New England College. She has a bachelor’s degree in education and a recent Master’s Degree in educational administration. But she has no prior experience in college admissions.
In spite of Alix’s predecessor had given Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), scores (40 %), weights to student selection criteria; Alix has serious reservations about using SAT scores because In their defense, she recognizes that the quality of high schools varies greatly, so that the level of student performance that receives an “A” in American history at one school might earn only a “C” at a far more demanding school. Alix is also aware that the people who design the SAT argue forcefully that these test scores are valid predictors of how well a person will do in college. Yet Alix has several concerns:
The pressure of the SAT exam is very great, and many students suffer from test anxiety. The results, therefore, may not truly reflect what a student knows.
There is evidence that coaching improves scores by between 40 and 150 points. Test scores, therefore, may adversely affect the chances of acceptance for students who cannot afford the $600 or $700 to take test-coaching courses.
Are SATs valid, or do they discriminate against minorities, the poor, and those who have had limited access to cultural growth experiences?
So she is hesitating between: SAT scores should be given even higher weight than 40% in the selection decision. Or should her college replace the SAT with a pure intelligence test following billion-dollar corporations, which are using intelligence tests to help select from among job applicants?
What caused this problem
This problem caused because Alix has no prior experience in college admissions. So lack of experience cause the following issues:
Alix does not have an inside knowledge of the job. Because