Using ACT Assessment Scores to Set Benchmarks for College Readiness. ACT Research Report Series, 2005-3

Autor/inn/en	Allen, Jeff; Sconing, Jim
Institution	American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA.
Titel	Using ACT Assessment Scores to Set Benchmarks for College Readiness. ACT Research Report Series, 2005-3
Quelle	(2005), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Probability; Biology; Social Sciences; Scores; Algebra; Academic Achievement; High School Students; Benchmarking; English; College Preparation; Evaluation Methods; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Biologie; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Schulleistung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; English language; Englisch; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	In this report, we establish benchmarks of readiness for four common first-year college courses: English Composition, College Algebra, Social Science, and Biology. Using grade data from a large sample of colleges, we modeled the probability of success in these courses as a function of ACT test scores. Success was defined as a course grade of B or higher, and for each college the ACT test score that yields a .50 probability of success was identified. The median of these scores represents the college readiness benchmark--the score that would typically indicate a student is ready for first-year college courses. Benchmarks were obtained for four common first-year courses: English Composition, using the ACT English score as the predictor; College Algebra, using the ACT Mathematics score as the predictor; Social Science, using the ACT Reading score as the predictor; and Biology, using the ACT Science score as the predictor. Appended is: Hierarchical Logistic Regression Model. (Contains 9 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10