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Download full textCho, YoungWoo; Steedle, Jeffrey; Woodruff, David; Colton, Dean – ACT, Inc., 2020
Different uses of the ACT Assessment emphasize different intervals on its 1-36 score scale. Its use by colleges for applicant selection and course placement emphasize the middle and upper intervals of its score scale, and these uses have been extensively validated (ACT, 2019a). Its uses by school districts and state departments of education to…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, College Applicants, Student Placement
Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2018
Based on the first cohort of students who took the PreACT® in 10th grade and the ACT® test in 11th grade, this study examines the effects of PreACT adoption on ACT test scores, participation in challenging high school courses, interest-major fit, and college score sending behavior. Adoption of the PreACT led to an increase in ACT Composite score…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade 10, Grade 11, Scores
ACT, Inc., 2019
The inaugural "Higher Education Research Digest" was released in 2017 (see ED581669) along with the "Enrollment Management Database," a tool assisting enrollment managers, admissions personnel, and other college administrators with student recruitment, enrollment, and success strategies. For this third edition of the Digest,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Management, Student Recruitment, Databases
