ERIC Number: ED511484
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 34
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2010. Arizona
ACT, Inc.
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 college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. (Contains 6 figures and 22 tables.) [This state report is part of "ACT Profile Report: National--Graduating Class 2010" (ED511420) and "The Condition of College & Career Readiness, 2010" (ED511409).]
Descriptors: High School Seniors, College Entrance Examinations, Academic Achievement, Core Curriculum, Higher Education, School Readiness, Difficulty Level, Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration, Writing Tests, Scores, Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Benchmarking, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Science Achievement, English, Courses, Social Sciences
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: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: ACT, Inc.
Identifiers - Location: Arizona
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A