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Download full textWang, Shichao; Li, Dongmei; Steedle, Jeffrey – ACT, Inc., 2021
Speeded tests set time limits so that few examinees can reach all items, and power tests allow most test-takers sufficient time to attempt all items. Educational achievement tests are sometimes described as "timed power tests" because the amount of time provided is intended to allow nearly all students to complete the test, yet this…
Descriptors: Timed Tests, Test Items, Achievement Tests, Testing
Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2020
This brief summarizes five benefits of schools providing the PreACT® to all their students. The PreACT 8/9 (an earlier version of the PreACT test that is more appropriate for students in grades 8 and 9) and PreACT assessments are designed to provide students with an indication of their educational progress in the context of preparing for the ACT®…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Test Preparation, Educational Benefits, Multiple Choice Tests
Steedle, Jeffrey; Pashley, Peter; Cho, YoungWoo – ACT, Inc., 2020
Three mode comparability studies were conducted on the following Saturday national ACT test dates: October 26, 2019, December 14, 2019, and February 8, 2020. The primary goal of these studies was to evaluate whether ACT scores exhibited mode effects between paper and online testing that would necessitate statistical adjustments to the online…
Descriptors: Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing, College Entrance Examinations, Scores
Li, Dongmei; Yi, Qing; Harris, Deborah – ACT, Inc., 2017
In preparation for online administration of the ACT® test, ACT conducted studies to examine the comparability of scores between online and paper administrations, including a timing study in fall 2013, a mode comparability study in spring 2014, and a second mode comparability study in spring 2015. This report presents major findings from these…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing, Comparative Analysis, Test Format
Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2012
Detecting unusual similarity in the item responses of a pair of examinees usually conditions on the pair's overall test performance (e.g., raw scores). Doing this, however, often requires assumptions about the invariance of other examinee pair characteristics. In this study, we examined the appropriateness of such assumptions about selected…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Language Tests, English, Mathematics Tests
ACT, Inc., 2008
This handbook is intended to help high school and college counselors effectively use and interpret ACT results. It contains four main sections: Section 1, "Components of the ACT," which contains general information about the ACT tests, probably will be of interest both to high school counselors and to college advisors and other staff. …
Descriptors: High Schools, Testing Programs, College Entrance Examinations, School Counselors
