School-Day Administration of the ACT® Test: Removing Barriers and Opening Doors for All Students. ACT Research. Issue Brief

Autor/inn/en	Allen, Jeff; Cruce, Ty; Dingler, Colin
Institution	ACT, Inc.
Titel	School-Day Administration of the ACT® Test: Removing Barriers and Opening Doors for All Students. ACT Research. Issue Brief
Quelle	(2023), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	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; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufnahmeprüfung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Nonprofit-Organisation; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Bildungsertrag; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Information source; Informationsquelle; Disposition; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Regierungsprogramm; School district; Schulbezirk; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Community college; Community College; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
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. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01