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SAT writing section best predicts grades.(NEWSWATCH)(scholastic aptitude test )(Brief article)
In March 2005, the College Board added a writing portion to the SAT to satisfy critics claiming the standardized test was biased against women, since women generally do better in writing than men. As it turns out, the writing is the best predictor of first-year student grades in the whole test!
Two studies found the new writing portion better predicts the academic future of freshmen students than the traditional mathematics, science and critical reading sections, though some schools still make the writing section optional.
The College Board compared the test scores of 150,000 freshmen planning to enter 110 colleges and universities in 2006 with their GPAs after their first year. "Our study suggests that the writing test is the best single predictor" ...
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