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Download full textWestrick, Paul; Mattern, Krista – ACT, Inc., 2018
Almost two-thirds of students entering a community college and a third of students entering a 4-year college lack basic math and writing skills, and they often find themselves placed in developmental or remedial courses in their first year of college. Unfortunately, students placed into remedial math and English courses often have poorer…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Freshmen, Student Placement, Remedial Mathematics
Radunzel, Justine; Westrick, Paul; Bassiri, Dina; Li, Dongmei – ACT, Inc., 2017
Although about 77% of ACT-tested high school graduates express an intention of earning a bachelor's degree or higher (ACT, 2016a), the percentage of students who achieve academic success in their first-year courses, persist in college, and ultimately earn a bachelor's degree within six years is substantially lower. Approximately 60% of students…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Readiness, College Preparation, Reading Skills
Mattern, Krista; Radunzel, Justine; Westrick, Paul – ACT, Inc., 2015
Although about 40% of high school graduates who take the ACT® test express interest in pursuing a career in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field, the percentage of first-year students in college who declare a STEM major is substantially lower. The pool of prospective STEM workers shrinks further as the majority of STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Benchmarking, Majors (Students), College Freshmen
Radunzel, Justine; Mattern, Krista; Westrick, Paul – ACT, Inc., 2016
Research has shown that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors who are more academically prepared--especially in terms of their mathematics and science test scores--are more likely to be successful across a variety of outcomes: cumulative grade point average (GPA), persistence in a STEM major, and ultimately earning a STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Majors (Students), College Preparation, Academic Persistence
