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Download full textCruce, Ty – ACT, Inc., 2016
Taking a college entrance exam such as the ACT™ or SAT™ can be an important step in the college-going process. Although overall, 1 out of 10 students who register for the ACT on a national test date are absent on their registered test day, the absentee rate (at 21%) for students who registered with a fee waiver is substantially higher than the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Attendance, College Bound Students, Randomized Controlled Trials
Direct linkRay, Amber Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2017
High school students with high-incidence disabilities and struggling writers face considerable challenges when taking high-stakes writing assessments designed to examine their suitability for entrance to college. I examined the effectiveness of a writing intervention for improving these students' performance on a popular college entrance exam, the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disabilities, Writing Difficulties, High Stakes Tests
