Well they are better than GPA scores, in the US at least. Standardized tests aren't necessarily great though.
There is mounting evidence that our Federal policies since the start of No Child Left Behind have increased cheating on the part of the teachers and administrators running those tests, as their jobs are now tied to the tests.
You should also consider the mechanics of the test. Multiple choice tests are exploitable by certain tactics and an understanding of game theory, something I was explicitly taught in NY public schools years ago. Certain subjects are also difficult to test en masse, so these tests tend to emphasize specific subjects.
Well they are better than GPA scores, in the US at least. Standardized tests aren't necessarily great though.
There is mounting evidence that our Federal policies since the start of No Child Left Behind have increased cheating on the part of the teachers and administrators running those tests, as their jobs are now tied to the tests.
You should also consider the mechanics of the test. Multiple choice tests are exploitable by certain tactics and an understanding of game theory, something I was explicitly taught in NY public schools years ago. Certain subjects are also difficult to test en masse, so these tests tend to emphasize specific subjects.