ACT (test)
The ACT (; originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. It is administered by ACT, a nonprofit organization of the same name. The ACT test covers four academic skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and scientific reasoning. It also offers an optional direct writing test. It is accepted by all four-year colleges and universities in the United States as well as more than 225 universities outside of the U.S.The main four ACT test sections are individually scored on a scale of 1–36, and a composite score (the rounded whole number average of the four sections) is provided.
The ACT was first introduced in November of 1959 by University of Iowa professor Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). The ACT originally consisted of four tests: English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Natural Sciences. In 1989, however, the Social Studies test was changed into a Reading section (which included a social sciences subsection), and the Natural Sciences test was renamed the Science Reasoning test, with more emphasis on problem-solving skills as opposed to memorizing scientific facts. In February 2005, an optional Writing Test was added to the ACT. By the fall of 2017, computer-based ACT tests were available for school-day testing in limited school districts of the US, with greater availability expected in fall of 2018.
The ACT has seen a gradual increase in the number of test takers since its inception, and in 2012 the ACT surpassed the SAT for the first time in total test takers; that year, 1,666,017 students took the ACT and 1,664,479 students took the SAT. Provided by Wikipedia
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Writing framework for the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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An Economist's View of the Uniform Methodology. ACT Special Report Twenty-One by Barnes, Gary T.
Published 1977“…American College Testing Program…”
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The National Job Analysis Study. A Project to Identify Cross-Occupational Skills Related to High-Performance Workplaces
Published 1995“…American College Testing Program…”
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Why Student Financial Aid? ACT Student Financial Aid Research Report Series 87-1 / by Mortenson, Thomas G.
Published 1987“…American College Testing Program…”
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Collegiate Enrollments in the U.S., 1976-77. Statistics, Interpretation, and Trends in 4-Year and Related Institutions by Parker, Garland G.
Published 1977“…American College Testing Program…”
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College Student Profiles Norms for the ACT Assessment, 1980-81 Edition / by Sawyer, Richard L.
Published 1980“…American College Testing Program…”
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Collegiate Enrollments in American 2-Year Institutions, 1975-76 Statistics, Interpretations, and Trends. ACT Special Report Eighteen / by Parker, Garland G.
Published 1976“…American College Testing Program…”
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Collegiate Enrollments in American 2-Year Institutions, 1976-77 Statistics, Interpretations, and Trends. ACT Special Report Twenty / by Parker, Garland G.
Published 1977“…American College Testing Program…”
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A comparative study of online pretest item calibration/scaling methods in CAT /
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Relationships between the Noncognitive Characteristics, High School Course Work and Grades, and Test Scores of ACT-Tested Students. ACT Research Report 99-4 by Noble, Julie
Published 1999“…American College Testing Program…”
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ACT High School Profile Report HS Graduating Class 1997, HS Graduating Class of 1997 National Report. The High School Profile Report. Normative Data. A Description of the Academic...
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Empirical Estimation of Standard Errors of Compensatory MIRT Model Parameters Obtained from the NOHARM Estimation Program. ACT Research Report Series by Miller, Timothy R.
Published 1991“…American College Testing Program…”
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Constructing a Universal Scale of High School Course Difficulty. ACT Research Report Series by Bassiri, Dina
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EXPLORE Helping Students Discover a World of Possibilities. A Content Description of ACT's EXPLORE Program.
Published 1995“…American College Testing Program…”
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ACT Assessment Results Summary Report, National, 1991.
Published 1991“…American College Testing Program…”
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ACT High School Profile Report. HS Graduating Class of 1991, National Report. The High School Profile Report Normative Data. A Description of the Academic Abilities and Nonacademic...
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Preliminary Technical Manual for the Enhanced ACT Assessment
Published 1989“…American College Testing Program…”
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The ACT Assessment User Handbook 1991-92.
Published 1991“…American College Testing Program…”
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The Effects of Alternative Interpretations of Incomplete and Withdrawal Grades on Course Placement Validity Indices by Ang, Cheng H.
Published 1993“…American College Testing Program…”
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A Comparative Study of Online Pretest Item Calibration Scaling Methods in CAT. ACT Research Report Series / by Ban, Jae-Chun
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