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Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth"(IAAY), Stanford Tests


I don't have any specific information on these test or programs, but
they sound like your basic upper 1% type of gifted student thing. 
Performance based tests skim off the top 1% just about as well as
any other test, it's how it trashes the other 99% that bothers me.


The Stanford tests as far as I know bow a little bit to the fuzzy 
standards, but are still hard, and skewed towards rich whites and 
asians in terms of who scores the best on the tests. The Stanford 9
showed boston blacks at only 1% passing vs. 30% for whites.


Again, if you're child is in the top 1%, they are precisely the sort of
kids that come out on top on these tests.




From:           	sleeper@warwick.net
Date sent:      	Thu, 01 Oct 1998 09:07:04 -0700
Send reply to:  	sleeper@warwick.net
To:             	arthurhu@halcyon.com
Subject:        	Do You Know?


> Dear Arthur:
> 
> I am sending you a copy of a post that I sent to Fred, Aldo, and
> Charlie.  Maybe you know something about this program?
> 
> Any information that you have would be very helpful to me in making my
> decision to enroll my daughter.
> 
> What does the STB test?
> 
> Sincerely yours,
> Chris
> **********************************************
> Dear Fred, Aldo & Charlie:
> 
> Hello Guy's!  :)
> 
> I have a question for you three.  Have either of you heard about the
> "Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth"(IAAY)?  It is being

> sponsered by the Johns Hopkins University. It was started under the name
> of the "Center of Talented Youth"(CTY) in 1972 by a Dr. Julian Stanley
> from Johns Hopkins University. 
> 
> They are holding the "1999 Talent Search for Seventh & Eighth Graders"
> and my daughter was given an application for participation.
> 
> If I sign her up, she will be taking the SAT-M(Stanford Achievement Test
> - Math) and something called the STB(Spatial Test Battery).
> 
> Whatever information you have on this program and the STB would be
> greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Fred, if you don't know about it could you please send a copy of this
> post to the loop and ask them to please e-mail me at:
> sleeper@warwick.net 
> with any information that others might have on this program?
> 
> Thank you all for your help.
> 
> Sincerely yours,
> Chris
> (Sleeper)
> 
> 
> arthur hu wrote:
> > 
> > bcc to education loops
> > 
> > As a matter of fact, my experience with test comes from 15 years
> > of
> > looking at how tests measure merit for college admissions and
> > affirmative action, and a thorough reading of the basis for multiple
> > choice and IQ testing.
> >