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Direct linkPickup, Rhonda Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this comparative study was to determine the effectiveness of 2 ACT intervention preparation programs. One was a face-to-face ACT intervention preparation program and the 2nd was a computer-based ACT intervention preparation program. Both of these intervention programs were used with at-risk high school juniors and seniors in a large…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Test Preparation, College Entrance Examinations, Scores
Download full textWestrick, Paul A.; Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2014
We examined the validity of using Compass® test scores and high school grade point average (GPA) for placing students in first-year college courses and for identifying students at risk of not succeeding. Consistent with other research, the combination of high school GPA and Compass scores performed better than either measure used alone. Results…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, College Readiness, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing
Peer reviewedKurby, Christopher A.; Magliano, Joseph P.; Dandotkar, Srikanth; Woehrle, James; Gilliam, Sara; McNamara, Danielle S. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
This study assessed whether and how self-explanation reading training, provided by iSTART (Interactive Strategy Training for Active Reading and Thinking), improves the effectiveness of comprehension processes. iSTART teaches students how to self-explain and which strategies will most effectively aid comprehension from moment-to-moment. We used…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Federal Aid, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
