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Mattern, Krista; Radunzel, Justine – ACT, Inc., 2019
When applicants take the ACT® more than once, how do colleges and universities reconcile and make sense of the multiple scores? In terms of validity, fairness, and impact on subgroup differences, are certain score-use polices better than others? The focus of this issue brief is to summarize evidence on the validity and fairness of various…
Descriptors: Scoring, College Entrance Examinations, Test Validity, Evaluation Methods
Crouse, Jill; Harmston, Matt; Radunzel, Justine – ACT, Inc., 2017
In 2014, ACT developed a method to identify high school students who had an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-related fields. By using ACT data elements, this method provided two different types of STEM interest: Expressed and measured. Based on these STEM interest types, students can be assigned to one of four…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Student Characteristics, Validity