School-Day Administration of the ACT® Test: Removing Barriers and Opening Doors for All Students. ACT Research. Issue Brief
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| Title: | School-Day Administration of the ACT® Test: Removing Barriers and Opening Doors for All Students. ACT Research. Issue Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Allen, Jeff, Cruce, Ty, Dingler, Colin, ACT, Inc. |
| Source: | ACT, Inc. 2023. |
| 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: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education High Schools Secondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | College Entrance Examinations, Testing, Nonprofit Organizations, Access to Education, College Readiness, College Admission, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Benefits, College Attendance, Information Sources, Barriers, Scheduling, Educational Opportunities, State Programs, School Districts, Student Characteristics, Race, Ethnicity, Low Income Students, High School Students, Gender Differences, Disproportionate Representation, Job Training, Higher Education, Decision Making, Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Advantaged |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | ACT Assessment |
| Abstract: | ACT is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people achieve education and workplace success. To help fulfill that mission, ACT offers school-day testing programs that provide all students with state- or district-funded access to its college readiness and admissions assessment, removing barriers to testing and opening doors to postsecondary opportunities. During the 2021-2022 academic year, over 1.3 million students, across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, participated in ACT school-day testing through state or district testing programs. Of these 1.3 million students, it is estimated that 59% could be considered members of underserved student populations according to at least one criterion. In this brief, the authors describe six evidence-backed benefits of school-day ACT testing: (1) Removes Barriers to Testing; (2) Increases the Number of Students Identified as College Ready; (3) Increases the Number of Students Who Are Contacted by Colleges; (4) Provides a Complete Picture for Research; (5) Leads to Improvement in College Enrollment; and (6) Provides Valuable Information to Students Navigating Different Paths. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | ED629056 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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