Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
Source
| ACT, Inc. | 4 |
| College Entrance Examination… | 1 |
| Contemporary Issues in… | 1 |
| Education and Urban Society | 1 |
| English Language Teaching | 1 |
Author
| Abu-Melhim Abdel-Rahman | 1 |
| Brown, Michelle Stallone | 1 |
| Jackson, Rex | 1 |
| Koch, Bevan | 1 |
| Moore, George W. | 1 |
| Morgan, Jeanette | 1 |
| Osborne, Gerald | 1 |
| Slate, John R. | 1 |
| Wang, Jinhao | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 8 |
| Postsecondary Education | 7 |
| High Schools | 5 |
| Secondary Education | 4 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Texas | 8 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| California | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 3 |
| Test of Standard Written… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkKoch, Bevan; Slate, John R.; Moore, George W. – Education and Urban Society, 2016
We compared the performance of Hispanic students from California, Texas, and Arizona on the two Advanced Placement (AP) English exams (i.e., English Language and Composition and English Literature and Composition) using archival data from the College Board from 1997 through 2012. Pearson chi-square tests yielded statistically significant…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, English Instruction, Language Tests, Writing Tests
Download full textAbu-Melhim Abdel-Rahman – English Language Teaching, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine if first language interference does play a significant role in the use of articles in English by native speakers of Arabic as compared to other ESL learners. An error analysis was conducted on the use of English articles in essays taken from two groups of advanced ESL learners. The essays were composed by…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Taxonomy, Role
ACT, Inc., 2016
This report provides information about the performance of Texas' 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Standards
ACT, Inc., 2010
This report provides information about the performance of 2010 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2010 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, College Entrance Examinations, Academic Achievement, Core Curriculum
Wang, Jinhao; Brown, Michelle Stallone – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2008
The purpose of the current study was to analyze the relationship between automated essay scoring (AES) and human scoring in order to determine the validity and usefulness of AES for large-scale placement tests. Specifically, a correlational research design was used to examine the correlations between AES performance and human raters' performance.…
Descriptors: Scoring, Essays, Computer Assisted Testing, Sentence Structure
ACT, Inc., 2012
This report provides information about the performance of Texas' 2012 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2012 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Standards, Access to Information
ACT, Inc., 2009
This report provides information about the performance of 2009 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2009 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Cohort Analysis, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Jackson, Rex; Morgan, Jeanette; Osborne, Gerald – College Entrance Examination Board, 1986
The effectiveness of the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) as an aid in placing students into introductory English courses was studied by relating test scores to course outcomes for students entering the University of Houston between the fall of 1977 and the spring of 1981. For students placed into the regular introductory English…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, English Instruction, Language Skills, Introductory Courses
