Re: Evolution scores vs SAT scores. What else would you expect?

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Allen Roy wrote:

> This is no doubt very significant. The September 27 Houston Chronicle
> published a report by the National
> Organization of Scientists in which they ranked each state by how
> "well"
> they did teaching evolution. Kansas was ranked last. Connecticut,
> California, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Rhode Island
> received the "best" rank.
>
> Here are how those states match up on SAT scores:
> Kansas #5
> ----------
> Connecticut #32
> California #35
> New Jersey #39
> Indiana #42
> Rhode Island #44
> North Carolina #48
>
> In other words, the states which teach evolution the "best" are all in
>
> the bottom 40% on SAT scores, while Kansas is in the top 10%.

        This may say more about deficiencies of the SATs in testing
scientific knowledge than anything else.

George

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