Examining the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impacts on ACT Scores: Spring 2022 Update. ACT Research. Technical Brief
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| Title: | Examining the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impacts on ACT Scores: Spring 2022 Update. ACT Research. Technical Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Allen, Jeff, ACT, Inc. |
| Source: | ACT, Inc. 2022. |
| Availability: | ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Grade 11 High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | COVID-19, Pandemics, Academic Achievement, Scores, College Entrance Examinations, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Females, Gender Differences, Minority Group Students, Urban Schools, Achievement Gains, Grade 11, College Readiness, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Geographic Location, High School Students, In Person Learning, Blended Learning, Online Courses |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | ACT Assessment |
| Abstract: | The research summarized in this paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on student performance on the ACT[TM] test. The author compares scores during the three years preceding the pandemic (2018, 2019, and early 2020) to scores in 2021 and 2022 while accounting for changes in the tested population across years. For students tested in 2022, the author also examines differences in mode of learning across demographic groups. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | ED625809 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The research summarized in this paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on student performance on the ACT[TM] test. The author compares scores during the three years preceding the pandemic (2018, 2019, and early 2020) to scores in 2021 and 2022 while accounting for changes in the tested population across years. For students tested in 2022, the author also examines differences in mode of learning across demographic groups. |
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