The Four SAT Sources

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In today’s society, many people have argued that SAT should be an optional part when applying for college. Several years ago, Bates Colleges, Temple, Montclair, and many more decided to make standardize test optional, while others are debated on how the SAT measures a students’ knowledge. The topic that is being discussed in this paper is about the reliability and credibility of four SAT sources. To begin with a reliable source is reviewed by reputable team of experts, and is believed to be trustworthy material. An example of a reliable source is when it comes from a well-known place like from a government/educational website or a respected organization. In order to make sure the source is actually credible the material that is published …show more content…
A three is given if the author does not have much background knowledge, the publisher is little known, clearly biased, the information is still significant, but hasn’t been updated in a while, has several questionable sources, and the information is difficult to find. A rating of a two means the author, and the publisher is not that known at all, has the information going toward one side only, was fifteen to twenty years old, not reliable sources, and very difficult to access. A one rating means the author and the publisher is unheard of, completely opinioned, old information, includes information that is not important, and it is not possible to access the source. The author needs to be popular, has a lot of background knowledge, and is credible by providing data from other sources The next category is publisher because it is important to know if the journal is well known in the field, which means more people will read it. Another category is if the article is biased. By biased it means …show more content…
The author considers this test as fair, because the grader does not know the race or ethnicity of the test taker. There are fee-waivers to help pay for the student’s test. This article is also different than all the other sources because it is supporting the