What Was One Reason the Educational Testing Service Gave for the Decline

question 26

Multiple Choice

What was one reason the Educational Testing Service gave for the decline in SAT scores of graduating high school seniors during the 1960s and 1970s?

• A) increasing numbers of minority students taking the SAT
• B) weaker academic records and increased diversity of student backgrounds
• C) changing attitudes of parents leading to lack of confidence in education
• D) student perceptions that scoring well on standardized tests was not "cool"

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