ERIC Number: ED581669
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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Higher Education Research Digest
ACT, Inc.
This new ACT publication is an annual report offering meaningful research insights for some of the most pressing questions impacting admissions and enrollment practice. In the first release of this report, ACT research sheds light on the following topics: (1) the practice of super-scoring; (2) STEM major choice; (3) factors impacting retention and transfer; (4) test optional admission policy; and (5) benefits for students who opt in to the ACT Educational Opportunity Service (EOS). Readers of the digest will also find a high-level overview of an interactive database of ACT-tested students that enrollment managers, admissions personnel, and other college administrators can use to examine students' characteristics, preferences, college search behaviors, and enrollment and retention patterns.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Scoring, STEM Education, Majors (Students), Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, College Admission, School Policy, College Entrance Examinations, Standardized Tests, Databases, Enrollment, Dropouts
ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: ACT, Inc.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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