Report finds 2 of 4 tests in ACT poor predictors of college success

07/19/2011

Report finds 2 of 4 tests in ACT poor predictors of college success

By Jay Mathews

   If you are among the growing number of students who have taken or plan to take the ACT college entrance test, pay attention. An independent analysis of results in Ohio has concluded that two of the ACT’s four subject tests — Reading and Science — are lousy predictors of college success and should be ignored by admissions officers.

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