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FairTest Press Release on the 2009 ACT Scores

Posted August 18th, 2009 by fairtest
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for further information:

Bob Schaeffer: (239) 395-6773

 

for use with annual ACT score release -- 12:01am Wednesday, August 19, 2009

TEST-OPTIONAL COLLEGES LIST SOARS PAST 775

Posted September 22nd, 2008 by fairtest
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Jesse Mermell    (857) 350-8207
Robert Schaeffer    (239) 395-6773
cell    (239) 699-0468

for immediate release Monday, September 22, 2008

ACT Scores Reaction -- A Different Test, Not a Better One

Posted August 12th, 2008 by fairtest
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FairTest                                                                        

National Center for Fair & Open Testing

for further information:

Jesse Mermell: (857) 350-8207

Bob Schaeffer: (239) 395-6773

 

for use with annual ACT score release -- 12:01am Wednesday, August 13, 2008

THE ACT, A DIFFERENT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST

BUT NOT NECESSARILY A BETTER ONE

2005 College Bound Seniors Average ACT Scores

Posted August 21st, 2007 by fairtest
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Approximately 1.19 million test takers, of whom 56% were female

 

 

2007 Average ACT Scores

Posted August 21st, 2007 by fairtest
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2007 COLLEGE BOUND SENIORS AVERAGE ACT SCORES

Approximately 1.3 million test takers

ACT "Smokescreen" Focuses on Small Annual Score Changes but Hides Strong Link Between Test Results and Family Income

Posted August 21st, 2007 by fairtest
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for further information:
Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773
Cell (239) 699-0468 for use with annual ACT score release -- 12:01am Wednesday, August 15, 2007

ACT & SAT Yearly Information

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2009

Press Release: What to Look for in this month's SAT & ACT Score Releases

2009 College-bound Seniors Average SAT Scores (PDF).

FairTest's press release on the 2009 SAT Scores

2009 College-bound seniors average ACT Scores (PDF)

Different Tests, Same Flaws: A Comparison of the SAT, SAT II and ACT

Posted August 20th, 2007 by fairtest
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Recent debate in college admissions has centered on a critique of the SAT I in favor of the SAT II and/or ACT. Proponents of these alternatives argue that the SAT I is primarily an aptitude test measuring some vague concept of "inherent ability," while the SAT II and ACT are more closely tied to what students learn in high school. However, while the origins of the exams and the rhetoric test-makers offer may differ, the SAT I, SAT II, and ACT present many of the same flaws and shortcomings.

The ACT: Biased, Inaccurate, and Misused

Posted August 20th, 2007 by fairtest
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What is the ACT?

More than a million high school students take the ACT (formerly known as the American College Testing Program Assessment) each year. Like the SAT, the ACT is a standardized multiple-choice test meant to predict first-year college grades. While the SAT predominates on the East and West Coasts, the ACT is more common in the Midwest, Southwest, and Deep South.

Two More Colleges Drop ACT/SAT Requirements

Posted April 30th, 2007 by admin
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It's a list that just keeps growing. Lake Forest College in Illinois and Salisbury University in Maryland have joined the ranks of undergraduate programs which do not require substantial numbers of applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores before admissions decisions are made. Their new policies bring the total of test-optional schools to 734, more than a quarter of all four-year, accredited institutions recognized by the federal government.

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