Nationally, 1,845,787 students - or 57 per cent of the 2014 US graduating class - took the ACT college readiness assessment. This represents an 18 per cent increase in the number of ACT-tested graduates since 2010. This report represents a subset of the entire student population, with the results reflecting the achievement of only those tested, not the entire graduating class. The increased number of test takers over the past several years enhances the breadth and depth of the data pool, providing a comprehensive picture of the current graduating class in the context of readiness levels as wel
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Nationally, 1,845,787 students - or 57 per cent of the 2014 US graduating class - took the ACT college readiness assessment. This represents an 18 per cent increase in the number of ACT-tested graduates since 2010. This report represents a subset of the entire student population, with the results reflecting the achievement of only those tested, not the entire graduating class. The increased number of test takers over the past several years enhances the breadth and depth of the data pool, providing a comprehensive picture of the current graduating class in the context of readiness levels as well as offering a glimpse of the emerging educational pipeline. This report is designed to help educators understand and answer the following questions: Are your students prepared for college and career, and are your younger students on target? Are enough of your students taking core courses, and are those courses rigorous enough? What are the most popular majors/occupations, and what does the pipeline for each look like? What other dimensions of college and career readiness, like academic behaviors, should educators track? How are educators tracking progress on [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] STEM initiatives?
Edited excerpts from publication.
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