the.com/standardized testing
measuring how well you take a test, and calling it knowledge.
means a uniform exam given to many people under the same conditions so scores can be compared, in theory fairly.
from the modern form traces to the u.s. army's alpha and beta tests in world war one, built to sort recruits fast; the sat borrowed the same machinery in 1926 and aimed it at teenagers instead of soldiers.
original sat namescholastic aptitude test, aptitude quietly dropped later
bubble sheetsdesigned for scanners, not students
coaching effectscore gains correlate with tutoring access, not iq
china's gaokaoone exam, one day, decides millions of futures