Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "SAT" in English language version.
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At UC, test scores are currently better predictors of first-year GPA than high school grade point average (HSGPA), and about as good at predicting first-year retention, UGPA, and graduation.³ For students within any given (HSGPA) band, higher standardized test scores correlate with a higher first-year UGPA, a higher graduation UGPA, and higher likelihood of graduating within either four years (for transfers) or seven years (for first year students). Further, the amount of variance in student outcomes explained by test scores has increased since 2007, while variance explained by high school grades has decreased, although altogether does not exceed 26%. Test scores are predictive for all demographic groups and disciplines, even after controlling for HSGPA. In fact, test scores are better predictors of success for students who are Underrepresented Minority students (URMs), who are first-generation, or whose families are low-income.
...all the plaintiffs in these affirmative action cases over the years, going back 20 years to the Michigan cases, have used test scores as one set — one proof point in terms of that they were discriminated against that, students who were denied admission with a 1500 SAT and other students with a 1200. Well, when you don't have scores from everybody, it's a lot more difficult to make that case.
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