The purpose of this study was: (a) to acquaint readers with Tryon's spherical analysis and show that spatial configuration analysis is a special case of Tryon's method and (b) to determine if items from ACT's Vocational Interest Profile conform to previous results obtained from a spatial configuration analysis of the VIP Scales. (Author)

Results are reported for South Carolina students for the four tests of the American College Test (ACT) (English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning) and the ACT composite. In 1998, the average composite score for the 995,039 graduating seniors in the United States was 21.0. In South Carolina, for the 5,385 students who took the ACT, the…

A student's age, sex, aspiration, and ability were related to successful performance (50th percentile or higher) on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) general examinations. Previous college credits and attendance status, as measured, did not seem to be important factors. Of the variables investigated, ability, as measured by the American…

Statistics are presented in this report format to reflect the characteristics of students from a given high school who took the ACT Assessment during their junior or senior years and graduated in 1994. Depending on the proportion of students who took the examination, the data may or may not reflect the characteristics of college-bound students.…

This document is a sample of the type of report the American College Testing Program sends high schools reflecting the characteristics of students from the school who took the ACT Assessment during their sophomore, junior, or senior years and who graduated in 1998. Depending on the proportion of students at the school who took the ACT Assessment,…

This document is a sample of the type of report that the American College Testing (ACT) Program sends high schools to reflect the characteristics of students from the schools who took the ACT Assessment during their sophomore, junior, or senior years and who graduated in 2000. Depending on the proportion of students who took the ACT Assessment,…

This document is a sample of the type of report the American College Testing Program sends high schools reflecting the characteristics of students from the school who took the ACT Assessment during their sophomore, junior, or senior years and who graduated in 1998. Depending on the proportion of students at the school who took the ACT Assessment,…

The purpose of this study was to examine patterns with regard to six advanced high school mathematics courses 12th-grade students who took the American College Testing (ACT) assessment had taken between 1987 and 1997. Differences in performance on the ACT mathematics test were studied with respect to mathematics courses taken, gender,…

Statistics in this report reflect characteristics of 1991 graduates from a given school (individual data, however, are not provided in this sample) who took the American College Testing (ACT) Program assessment. A 5-year trend history of college-bound students is provided. The following tables are presented: (1) average ACT scores by academic…

Data reported in this paper are drawn from The American College Testing Program (ACT) files of student records collected over the five year period from 1970-71 to 1974-75 through administration of the ACT Assessment Program. The data from 1970-71 and 1971-72 represent a five percent random sample and the data from 1972-73, 1973-74, and 1974-75, a…

A number of tables present data on the changing characteristics of high school students taking the American College Testing Program examination (ACT), and on the declining ACT scores, from 1970 to 1975. A brief research review indicates that the observed declines are not merely a result of the tests themselves. The author suggests these…