Six Things You Should Know about ACT Score Gains from Retesting. ACT Research. Issue Brief
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| Title: | Six Things You Should Know about ACT Score Gains from Retesting. ACT Research. Issue 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: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education High Schools Secondary Education |
| 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 |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | ACT Assessment |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | ED625830 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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