Publication Date
| In 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
Publication Type
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 3 |
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 3 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Grade 10 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Florida | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 3 |
| National Merit Scholarship… | 1 |
| Preliminary Scholastic… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textEdgar I. Sanchez – ACT Education Corp., 2025
The usefulness of college admissions test scores and high school GPA for predicting college success, particularly in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), has been widely debated. As colleges across the country face challenges in STEM student retention and achievement, understanding the factors that contribute to college…
Descriptors: Prediction, STEM Education, Accuracy, Scores
Peer reviewedKoon, Sharon; Petscher, Yaacov – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
During the 2013/14 school year two Florida school districts sought to develop an early warning system to identify students at risk of low performance on college readiness measures in grade 11 or 12 (such as the SAT or ACT) in order to support them with remedial coursework prior to high school graduation. The study presented in this report provides…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Scores, Predictor Variables, College Readiness
Radunzel, Justine; Noble, Julie – ACT, Inc., 2013
In this study, we evaluated the differential effects on racial/ethnic, family income, and gender groups of using ACT® College Readiness Assessment Composite score and high school grade point average (HSGPA) for predicting long-term college success. Outcomes included annual progress towards a degree (based on cumulative credit-bearing hours…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Educational Assessment, Demography, Scores
