http://socyberty.com/education/sat-a-true-display-of-knowledge/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:32:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://socyberty.com/education/sat-a-true-display-of-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-93261 Shari86 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:36:18 +0000 http://socyberty.com/education/sat-a-true-display-of-knowledge/#comment-93261 Standarised assessments really don't tell you much about a person's abilities or potential, especially as students may excel in one area but score poorly in another, giving them a mediocre average. In Ireland acceptance to university is based entirely on points accumulated in the Leaving Certificate exams, a policy which many people disagree with. Standarised assessments really don’t tell you much about a person’s abilities or potential, especially as students may excel in one area but score poorly in another, giving them a mediocre average. In Ireland acceptance to university is based entirely on points accumulated in the Leaving Certificate exams, a policy which many people disagree with.

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