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The ACT (/ eɪ siː tiː /; originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) [10] is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. It is administered by ACT, a nonprofit organization of the same name. [10] The ACT test covers four academic skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and scientific reasoning.
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Historical Average ACT Scores.svg. English: A chart of the average (mean) ACT scores of high-school seniors from 1970 to the present. Date. 15 May 2014, 09:52:41. Source. Own work. Author. Erik Jacobsen ( erikthered.com ) Data through 1980 is based on a 10% sample of all test takers; data after 1980 is based on all test takers.
A Tech High School student achieved a perfect score of 36 on the ACT. Jacob Knier is in his final year at Tech. He plans to pursue a degree in the math or science fields, most likely in engineering.
A total score for the SAT is calculated by adding the two section scores, resulting in total scores that range from 400 to 1600. In addition to the two section scores, three "test" scores on a scale of 10 to 40 are reported, one for each of Reading, Writing and Language, and Math, with increment of 1 for Reading / Writing and Language, and 0.5 ...
Race-norming. Race-norming, more formally called within-group score conversion and score adjustment strategy, is the practice of adjusting test scores to account for the race or ethnicity of the test-taker. [1] In the United States, it was first implemented by the Federal Government in 1981 with little publicity, [2] and was subsequently ...
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A consensus view is that most colleges accept either the SAT or ACT, and have formulas for converting scores into admissions criteria, and can convert SAT scores into ACT scores and vice versa relatively easily. [103] The ACT is reportedly more popular in the midwest and south while the SAT is more popular on the east and west coasts. [104]