“ Let’s consider how ludicrous this situation has become. Do the same historians who reject standardized methods of assessment lobby against the use of AP history exams in our nation’s schools? Have historians organized any protests against the use of SAT and GRE exams by university admissions offices? Did large numbers of historians join the movement against the adoption of national history standards in the 1990s? Did I miss the boycott started by historians who opposed how tenure and review committees have awarded points to tenure candidates based on their levels of teaching, service, and publication? Are any job search committees ready to renounce the process of ranking candidates?
PhDinHistory: Assessment in History: Standardized or Stifled?