In this article we address the mounting criticism and rejection of standardized tests used in the selection of students for college or university education. Admission tests are being increasingly demonized in many parts of the world and many colleges and universities are dropping tests for selection purposes, claiming the tests are detrimental to fair selection. The testing industry is at the center of this criticism and is accused of maintaining, and even facilitating, the social ills associated with admissions testing, much like iconic business corporations were accused of supporting unfair labor practices in the 1990s. The response of some business corporations to those criticisms was to embrace corporate social responsibility and increase transparency and accountability in their operations. Unfortunately, such acceptance of responsibility and increased transparency have not emerged in the testing industry. We believe the legitimacy of admission tests will continue to be challenged until the testing industry adopts a new way of conducting their business to regain the goodwill of relevant stakeholders in society that so far have been largely ignored.

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大学入学考试和社会责任

在本文中，我们讨论了对用于选择大学或大学教育的学生的标准化考试越来越多的批评和拒绝。入学考试在世界许多地方越来越被妖魔化，许多学院和大学为了选拔目的而放弃考试，声称考试不利于公平选拔。考试行业处于这种批评的中心，被指控维持甚至助长与入学考试相关的社会弊病，就像标志性的商业公司被指控在 1990 年代支持不公平的劳工行为一样。一些商业公司对这些批评的反应是接受企业社会责任并提高其运营的透明度和问责制。很遗憾，测试行业并没有出现这种承担责任和增加透明度的做法。我们认为，入学考试的合法性将继续受到挑战，直到考试行业采用一种新的经营方式来重新获得社会相关利益相关者的善意，而这在很大程度上被忽视了。