| Title: |
Initial Evidence Supporting Interpretations of Scores from the Enhanced ACT Test. ACT Research. Research Report. R2425 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Jeff Allen; Ty Cruce; ACT Education Corp. |
| Source: |
ACT Education Corp. 2025. |
| Availability: |
ACT Education Corp. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
44 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
College Entrance Examinations; Testing; Change; Scores; Scoring; Test Reliability; Test Validity; College Readiness; College Admission; Test Length; Comparative Analysis; High School Students; Grade Point Average; Error of Measurement |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
ACT Assessment |
| Abstract: |
This report summarizes some of the evidence supporting interpretations of scores from the enhanced ACT, focusing on reliability, concurrent validity, predictive validity, and score comparability. The authors argue that the evidence presented in this report supports the interpretation of scores from the enhanced ACT as measures of high school academic achievement and college readiness. In turn, those interpretations support the use of scores from the enhanced ACT for informing college admissions decisions, awarding college scholarships, placing students into programs and courses, identifying students in need of academic support, and measuring academic achievement at the school and district level for accountability systems. Because section test scores from the enhanced ACT are linked to section test scores from the legacy ACT using equipercentile equating methods, the enhanced ACT supports continued interpretations of ACT section scores that were established from the legacy ACT, including interpretations of the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
ED673802 |
| Database: |
ERIC |