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Posted on 2/19/13 at 4:03 am to ZTiger87
Posted on 2/19/13 at 4:03 am to ZTiger87
St.Louis had to dumb down their Sergeants Test, because a certain part of the force couldn't pass. Also, let's add, they forced you to put your race, on the front page, to boot.
The St.Louis Fire Department was sued, and City gave in to dumb their test down. Claimed it was slanted to the White candidates.
My Question, if the test is about your job, and stuff you were taught, how can it be slanted, catered, etc to one race or group?????
The St.Louis Fire Department was sued, and City gave in to dumb their test down. Claimed it was slanted to the White candidates.
My Question, if the test is about your job, and stuff you were taught, how can it be slanted, catered, etc to one race or group?????
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 6:35 am to SeeeeK
The dumbing down of standardize tests has been done all over the country in a number of different context. The results always stay the same because the smarter applicants are able to adjust -- it's one of the byproducts of them being smarter.
NFL teams know that the Wonderlic is just one tool in the evaluation. On the field, pure physical skills and talents will typically make a bad Wonderlic score irrelevant. Then again, there are some talented players who are just so f*cking dumb that their talent just can't compensate.
Teams also know that many players "study" for the test and take several practice tests. And, just like the SAT/LSAT/GMAT/GRE/MCAT, the more you "practice" the better scores you get. I remember hearing a story that J.P. Losman scored in the single digits (oh, that fine Tulane education!!!) until his agent got him a few different tests and had him practice. He was then able to improve his score enough so that teams didn't think he was a complete dumb arse.
NFL teams know that the Wonderlic is just one tool in the evaluation. On the field, pure physical skills and talents will typically make a bad Wonderlic score irrelevant. Then again, there are some talented players who are just so f*cking dumb that their talent just can't compensate.
Teams also know that many players "study" for the test and take several practice tests. And, just like the SAT/LSAT/GMAT/GRE/MCAT, the more you "practice" the better scores you get. I remember hearing a story that J.P. Losman scored in the single digits (oh, that fine Tulane education!!!) until his agent got him a few different tests and had him practice. He was then able to improve his score enough so that teams didn't think he was a complete dumb arse.
This post was edited on 2/19/13 at 6:36 am
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