Do you think the ACT, SAT test intelligence to some degree?

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UT1999
02/15/2018
07:51 AM
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Do you think they do? I've heard some people say they think that they...


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Coffeebeanz
02/15/2018
07:52 AM
#2
They test if you're academically prepared for college

At least, that's the intent
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COVxy
02/15/2018
08:05 AM
#3
IQ does correlate to these scores, but who knows what proportion of that correlation is actually due to a relationship between them and intelligence.
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Shuto-uke
02/15/2018
08:12 AM
#4
Maybe decades ago when nobody prepared for these tests and they were kind of new.

Now theyre simply tests that measure how good you are at test taking and how well you have prepared for the SAT or whatever.

I have heard of rich kids that literally take off a year to go through this course several times:

https://www.kaptest.com/sat

Imagine having a private SAT tutor too, some people do it. Somebody like that would probably do better than a legit smart guy whos taking the test for the first time and has to work a part time job too.
UT1999
02/15/2018
08:19 AM
#5
COVxy posted...
IQ does correlate to these scores, but who knows what proportion of that correlation is actually due to a relationship between them and intelligence.

i kinda agree with this, but a lot of people will just completely say this is false, probably most
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COVxy
02/15/2018
08:30 AM
#6
UT1999 posted...
COVxy posted...
IQ does correlate to these scores, but who knows what proportion of that correlation is actually due to a relationship between them and intelligence.

i kinda agree with this, but a lot of people will just completely say this is false, probably most


I don't think many people who have actually studied psychology would.
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UT1999
02/15/2018
08:36 AM
#7
COVxy posted...
UT1999 posted...
COVxy posted...
IQ does correlate to these scores, but who knows what proportion of that correlation is actually due to a relationship between them and intelligence.

i kinda agree with this, but a lot of people will just completely say this is false, probably most


I don't think many people who have actually studied psychology would.

why do you think most people just flat out deny it though?
"Sometimes they even attack wounded foxes"
COVxy
02/15/2018
08:37 AM
#8
Deny what exactly?
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UT1999
02/15/2018
08:38 AM
#9
deny that it does correlate with iq
"Sometimes they even attack wounded foxes"
COVxy
02/15/2018
08:40 AM
#10
UT1999 posted...
deny that it does correlate with iq


I don't think many people do. IQ and intelligence are two separate things, and most people rightfully question the relationship between intelligence and standardized tests.
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EndOfDiscOne
02/15/2018
08:44 AM
#12
Shuto-uke posted...
how good you are at test taking


I'd say there's intelligence involved in being a good test taker. There's some skill in picking up patterns in the questions on tests. That's not to say that poor test takers aren't smart; they could still be smart in different areas.
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FightingGames
02/15/2018
08:54 AM
#13
COVxy posted...
IQ does correlate to these scores
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