The test-optional schools are also gaining larger success with enrolling and graduating students without a barrier to admissions. Sternberg conducted a Rainbow Project “to test a new approach to admissions,” by creating test topics on analytical, creative, and practical skills. With this project, the results were positive. The first-year college academic success rate increased by 50% and there was a significant decrease of ethnic-group differences. The test received feedback from those who participated in the trial saying that it was much better than the standardized test. Standardized test scores don’t entirely predict a students whole college career. Many people become nervous before a big test; however, “students from a lower socioeconomic or less-sophisticated background” often get intimidated by the test and score poorly. Several major outcomes have been noticed by different studies on the effectiveness of college students success rate from the SAT and ACT test. Creative and practical skills are just as essential towards being prepared for college as analytical
The test-optional schools are also gaining larger success with enrolling and graduating students without a barrier to admissions. Sternberg conducted a Rainbow Project “to test a new approach to admissions,” by creating test topics on analytical, creative, and practical skills. With this project, the results were positive. The first-year college academic success rate increased by 50% and there was a significant decrease of ethnic-group differences. The test received feedback from those who participated in the trial saying that it was much better than the standardized test. Standardized test scores don’t entirely predict a students whole college career. Many people become nervous before a big test; however, “students from a lower socioeconomic or less-sophisticated background” often get intimidated by the test and score poorly. Several major outcomes have been noticed by different studies on the effectiveness of college students success rate from the SAT and ACT test. Creative and practical skills are just as essential towards being prepared for college as analytical