How Exam Invented
One prominent figure in the development of modern exams in America was Henry F. Chauncey. He was an American educational administrator and psychologist who is credited with developing the first modern college admissions test, the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which was first administered in 1926.
Before the development of the SAT, there was no standard method for evaluating the academic abilities of college applicants. Chauncey worked with a group of educators and psychologists to develop the SAT as a way to assess students’ aptitude for college-level work. The SAT quickly became widely used as a means of evaluating applicants for college admission and continues to be used today.
Chauncey’s work on the SAT was an important milestone in the development of modern exams and assessment systems in America and around the world. He and his colleagues made significant contributions to the field of educational psychology and helped to establish standardized tests as a widely used and accepted form of assessment.
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