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For many years arguments have been made about the SAT's. Society believes they are biased but College Board (SAT creators) disagrees. How does racism take a role in the SAT's being biased?

In 2003 there was a study on the SAT's it proved that they were biased (racially). By looking a6 averages on the SAT's we noticed something. African American students score 100 points lower on SAT's as oppose to white students. In the article named " SAT Racial Bias Proves Standardized tests are Geared Towards White Students" it says that the math portion of the SAT is fair but the critical reading and writing section are more towards white students. Also wealthier (white) students pay more money for tutors for the SAT's which gives them more of an advantage. This article states that the SAT's are racially biased but should not be a big part in admissions when applying for college.

On SAT's there are many questions considered to be "DIF's" which are differential item functioning questions. The article named "New evidence on Racial Bias on SAT" shows that these questions are geared mainly towards white people. After the study from 2003 the College Board disagrees with the Harvard Educational Review. They state that "American society is unfair but the SAT is fair". It also states there are both some questions geared to African American and white students but the questions are more focused on white people than African American. More colleges are thinking about getting rid of the SAT's on college admissions.

Even though there is proof to support the fact that SAT's are racially biased, however College Board disagrees. College Board believes that the SAT is fair and is used for more than one thing in college admissions. It is used to see if the student is going to be successful. Also it is used to predict how they will do at the college. This means by looking at SAT's it will help them tell the students academic capability.

The SAT's are also believed to not be racially biased because in this article it states quote on quote "the only people that believe it is racially biased are patriarchal liberal groups". In this article it states that it isn't racially biased the problem is low income families aren't able to prepare themselves good enough for the test. They believe that society is more worried about the test being racially biased than the education portion of it.

In conclusion SAT's are racially biased. Society may disagree or agree but the 2003 study proved it. There are pro's and con's about this and College Board will continue to disagree.