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A Quantitative Comparison of ACT Scores for Students Taking and Not Taking a District-Sponsored Practice ACT Test

Blevins, Julie A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1384809693

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2013, Doctor of Education, Ashland University, College of Education.
Due to the increased attention college readiness metrics, such as the ACT, receive from colleges, preparatory practices for these metrics are becoming common among high school students. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive capability of a practice test given to high school juniors, and a number of confounding variables cited in the literature as influential to ACT scores, individually and simultaneously. Findings showed that even after controlling for these confounding variables, with statistical significance, practice still accounted for variability in final ACT scores. Further, data from the study showed statistically significant lower performance for various groups of students, such as females, as well as students with lower GPAs, from lower income schools, and from certain ethnic groupings.
Carla Edlefson, PhD (Committee Chair)
James Olive, PhD (Committee Member)
Cathryn Chappell, EdD (Committee Member)
145 p.
Education; Secondary Education
education; secondary education; college readiness; career readiness; college readiness metrics; college admission tests; ACT; test preparation; practice effect; equity

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  • Blevins, J. A. (2013). A Quantitative Comparison of ACT Scores for Students Taking and Not Taking a District-Sponsored Practice ACT Test [Doctoral dissertation, Ashland University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1384809693

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Blevins, Julie. A Quantitative Comparison of ACT Scores for Students Taking and Not Taking a District-Sponsored Practice ACT Test . 2013. Ashland University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1384809693.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Blevins, Julie. "A Quantitative Comparison of ACT Scores for Students Taking and Not Taking a District-Sponsored Practice ACT Test ." Doctoral dissertation, Ashland University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1384809693

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