Studies have demonstrated that many immigrants to the United States receive excellent scores on the mathematics portion of standardized college entrance examinations. The high-quality mathematics education these people received in this country during their formative years is primarily responsible for this phenomenon.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the explanation above?
Immigrants who take standardized college entrance exams are not representative of the general population of immigrants, since only a small percentage of these people are college-bound.
Some educational experts are highly critical of the notion that standardized test scores can accurately indicate a student's level of college preparedness.
Average scores on standardized college entrance examinations have declined every year for the past two decades.
Because most immigrants are not native English speakers, their performance on the verbal portion of standardized college entrance exams is weak compared to that on the mathematics portion.
Immigrants who arrived in the United States after the age of 18 score just as high on the mathematical portion of standardized tests as those arriving at a very young age.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the explanation above?
Immigrants who take standardized college entrance exams are not representative of the general population of immigrants, since only a small percentage of these people are college-bound.
Some educational experts are highly critical of the notion that standardized test scores can accurately indicate a student's level of college preparedness.
Average scores on standardized college entrance examinations have declined every year for the past two decades.
Because most immigrants are not native English speakers, their performance on the verbal portion of standardized college entrance exams is weak compared to that on the mathematics portion.
Immigrants who arrived in the United States after the age of 18 score just as high on the mathematical portion of standardized tests as those arriving at a very young age.
