ERIC Number: ED625830
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 16
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Six Things You Should Know about ACT Score Gains from Retesting. ACT Research. Issue Brief
Allen, Jeff
ACT, Inc.
ACT retesting occurs when students take the ACT® test multiple times with the goal of improving their scores and postsecondary credentials. In this paper, the author examines preliminary data for the 2022 ACT-tested graduating cohort to better understand the ACT score gains that occur with retesting. The author presents the following six things to know about ACT score gains from retesting: (1) Average score gains are modest (about 1 score point); (2) Score gains increase with more time between tests; (3) Higher-achieving students tend to have larger score gains; (4) Differences in score gains across demographic groups are small but consistent with long-standing achievement gaps; (5) ACT scores tend to increase with additional retesting, but there are diminishing returns; and (6) ACT Superscore gains are substantially larger than ACT Composite score gains.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Testing, Repetition, Scores, Student Characteristics, Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Family Income, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, High School Students, Time
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: ACT, Inc.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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