ACT Scores of Incoming Freshmen to New Mexico State University by High School Size.

Autor/in	Edington, Everett D.
Titel	ACT Scores of Incoming Freshmen to New Mexico State University by High School Size.
Quelle	(1981), (7 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Achievement Rating; Achievement Tests; College Applicants; College Entrance Examinations; Comparative Analysis; Educational Needs; Educational Quality; High School Graduates; High Schools; Higher Education; Rural Education; Rural Urban Differences; School Size; Scores; Small Schools; Test Results; New Mexico; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Achievement; Rating; Leistung; Beurteilung; Leistungsbeurteilung; Achievement test; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsüberprüfung; Testdurchführung; Testen; College applications; Studienbewerber; Aufnahmeprüfung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; School; Schools; Schule; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	The American College Testing (ACT) scores of New Mexico public high school graduates who applied for admission to New Mexico State University in 1981 were analyzed to determine the relationship between ACT scores and school size. The schools were divided into 6 categories according to enrollment: less than 100 students (15 applicants), 100-199 students (77 applicants), 200-499 students (175 applicants), 500-999 students (982 applicants), 1,000-1,999 students (1,539 applicants), and over 2,000 students (658 applicants). Analysis was performed for English, Math, Social Science, Natural Science, and combination scores. The smallest schools had the highest ACT scores in every case except for English, where they were second to the largest schools. Schools with 200 to 499 students scored lowest on all tests. In addition to showing significant differences in ACT scores among schools of different sizes, the study indicated that students from the majority of rural schools are weak in those areas measured by the ACT. These findings have important implications for those agencies providing assistance to the public schools in the state. High schools enrolling 100 to 500 students are in greatest need of improvement. (JHZ)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC