"The results of the research encourage me to believe that the use of an SAT-type test could complement achievement tests such as A-levels and could broaden intake to British universities without lowering standards, " he said.

BBC: Study backs talent-spotting tests

Perhaps a more significant achievement in that Test was his last-wicket partnership of 19 with Jimmy Adams.

BBC: King Courtney reigns

Since the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) is taken only by college-bound students, however, patterns in scores on these examinations do not accurately reflect overall achievement trends.

UNESCO: II Part Analytic Section

Some of the teachers boycotting the test there say they aren't opposed to using student-achievement data in evaluations but are unhappy with the current exam.

WSJ: Seattle Teachers Protest Exams

On education, the Bloomberg administration was among the nation's forerunners in changing the culture of public schools and testing new ideas to raise test scores and student achievement in the mayor's first two terms with then-Chancellor Joel Klein.

WSJ: Reputation on the Line

Japanese officials hope the achievement, in a test conducted off Japan's central Pacific coast, will win their resource-poor nation a measure of energy independence.

CNN: Japan warms to 'fire ice' potential

Smith put a disappointing day behind him to pay tribute to Kallis' achievement, joining the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Allan Border on a five-figure Test aggregate.

BBC: S Africa recover after North ton