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Bethany Rittle-Johnson; Rebecca Adler; Kelley Durkin – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2024
The current study is a conceptual replication of the influence of an advanced educational opportunity and several student propensities to learn on a college-readiness assessment for mathematics (ACT scores) among an important and under-studied group of students. We focused on a sample of predominantly Black students from economically-disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students
Tyner, Adam – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2023
The SAT and ACT have held a controversial place in American education for generations. The conventional wisdom has come to suggest that these college entrance tests are harmful to educational equity because they discriminate against students from low-income families and other students whose backgrounds may put them at a disadvantage, such as…
Descriptors: Barriers, Equal Education, Minority Group Students, College Admission
Lori M. Kemmet – ProQuest LLC, 2024
It is commonly accepted that primary and secondary education help maintain social and economic stability, but there is also consensus that postsecondary education contributes to social and economic mobility. While there have been improved enrollment numbers among minoritized and low socioeconomic populations over time, there is still…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Access to Education
Angela C. Lofaro – College and University, 2022
In light of the current discourse around the alleged discriminatory nature of the SAT and ACT exams against underrepresented minority students, and the increase in American institutions of higher education choosing to adopt test-optional freshman admission policies, this study sought to identify weather these policies are associated with changes…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, School Policy
Jack Mountjoy – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This paper studies the causal impacts of public universities on the outcomes of their marginally admitted students. I use administrative admission records spanning all 35 public universities in Texas, which collectively enroll 10 percent of American public university students, to systematically identify and employ decentralized cutoffs in SAT/ACT…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Higher Education, Public Colleges, Universities
Radasanu, Andrea; Barker, Gregory – Honors in Practice, 2022
This study continues an earlier (2021) examination of a program's move from an admissions framework that used standardized test score thresholds to a test-blind holistic review. While the initial study evinced holistic review as a more equitable gateway to honors education for students from underserved backgrounds (as compared to admission…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Holistic Approach, College Admission, Admission Criteria
Allen, Jeff M. – ACT, Inc., 2020
This Data Byte presents a summary of findings among students in the 2020 ACT-tested graduating class, over 225,000 of whom took the PreACT® test before taking the ACT® test. Five findings are highlighted: (1) PreACT-tested students scored higher on the ACT test; (2) Average gain from the PreACT to the ACT varies across subjects; (3) Average gain…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Academic Achievement, Scores, Achievement Gains

Sarah K. Mason; Matt Hancock; Izzy Thornton – Grantee Submission, 2024
Rural Mississippi schools often face challenges in providing equitable access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, particularly in STEM fields. This lack of access limits opportunities for high-achieving students to pursue rigorous STEM coursework and related careers. The AP STEM program aims to improve access to AP STEM courses for high-achieving…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, STEM Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Access to Education
Cruce, Ty; Hayes, Shannon; Moore, Raeal – ACT, Inc., 2021
This high rate of test-day absenteeism is concerning. The ACT test is an important step in the college-going process, with over 1,500 colleges across the US either requiring, recommending, or considering test scores as a criterion for admission decisions. Fee waivers are intended to remove the financial burden of taking the test, thus potentially…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Attendance, Student Behavior, Trend Analysis
Eli Ben-Michael; Avi Feller; Jesse Rothstein – Grantee Submission, 2023
In a pilot program during the 2016-17 admissions cycle, the University of California, Berkeley invited many applicants for freshman admission to submit letters of recommendation. This proved controversial within the university, with concerns that this change would further disadvantage applicants from disadvantaged groups. To inform this debate, we…
Descriptors: Letters (Correspondence), Advocacy, College Applicants, College Admission
Lesley N. Sisaket – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2023
Post-secondary education enrollment and completion disparities exist for Minnesota's Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) and lower-income students. One outcome measure demonstrating the impact of system-fed disparities in K-12 education is a student's level of readiness for college-level courses following high school graduation. Given…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Students, College Readiness, Public Schools
McCleish, Kevin – Critical Questions in Education, 2021
Academic achievement in American high schools is increasingly defined in terms of quantifiable values. Despite being designed to produce favorable data, explicit standardized-test preparation has an insignificant impact on scores and is counterproductive to the cultivation of attributes necessary for success in higher education and effective civic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Scores, Standardized Tests
Black, W. K.; Matz, Rebecca L.; Mills, Mark; Evrard, A. E. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Problem Roulette (PR), an online study service at the University of Michigan, offers points-free formative practice to students preparing for examinations in introductory science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses. Using four years of PR data involving millions of problem attempts by thousands of students, we quantify the benefits…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses
Angela C. Lofaro – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The landscape of American higher education is becoming more competitive each year. Discussions about equity and increasing access to underrepresented student groups grows each year, particularly regarding the role of standardized testing. Some research has shown the SAT and ACT exams, the two primary college entrance exams used in the United…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Equal Education, Disproportionate Representation, College Admission
Roldan, Malu – Journal of Management Education, 2022
Management faculty members have had a longstanding interest in the design of the Introduction to Management Course as it presents an opportune point to provide students with the foundational skills for success in their Management Studies. Since many Management majors take these courses during their freshman year in the university, the courses are,…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Business Administration Education, Instructional Design, Majors (Students)