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by abhisuri97
2863 days ago
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I found CSPA to be an interesting proposal. I'm currently studying CS and Biology and found that the comparison of the exam to the "SAT" of computer science is a bit of a misnomer. The SAT requires minimal prior knowledge to take (albeit if you want to score well, you end up needing to study for it through test prep books etc). I think perhaps it may be more likened to an MCAT equivalent (or any professional school exam equivalent) because of the need to know about certain subject fields. Someone also brought up a point regarding the validity of testing for skills in web development if test takers won't end up in those fields anyway. However, when looking at similar exams (e.g. MCAT), you can make the argument that the majority of doctors won't use Organic Chemistry or won't need to know about the minutiae of Psychology & Sociology to be successful. The MCAT becomes a successful discriminator of good vs bad test takers because of the amount of work and critical thinking skills that is needed to cover the litany of subjects tested. Similarly, the CSPA could follow a similar pattern as the MCAT by testing a range of subjects as a means of measuring one's ability to learn a large sample of topics. The only thing I can really think of that CSPA can improve upon is providing more preparatory materials. Additionally, it'd be useful to see how people end up performing on the exam and if there is an actual "Bell Curve" like distribution of scores that results. |
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