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In addition to the benchmarks for the ACT, there are corresponding benchmarks for ACT Explore® , taken in eighth and/or ninth grades, and ACT Plan® , taken in tenth grade, to gauge student progress in becoming ready for college. And for students taking ACT Compass® , a computeradaptive course placement assessment used by colleges, we have identified the College Readiness Benchmarks on the ACT Compass scale corresponding to success in credit-bearing community college courses.  \nWhy these courses?  \nEnglish Composition, College Algebra, and Biology are the first credit-bearing courses most commonly taken by first-year college students. Course placement data also show that reading achievement is most closely aligned with success in credit-bearing social sciences courses in college.  \nACT College Readiness Benchmarks  \n\n| College Course or Course Area | ACT\u003Cbr>Subject-Area\u003Cbr>Test | ACT Explore\u003Cbr>Benchmark\u003Cbr>Grade 8 | ACT Explore\u003Cbr>Benchmark\u003Cbr>Grade 9 | ACT Plan\u003Cbr>Benchmark | The ACT Test\u003Cbr>Benchmark | ACT Compass\u003Cbr>Benchmark* |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| English Composition | English | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 77 |\n| Social Sciences | Reading | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 89 |\n| College Algebra | Mathematics | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 52 |\n| Biology | Science | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | NA |\n\n*The ACT Compass English Benchmark refers to the ACT Compass Writing Skills Test. The ACT Compass Mathematics Benchmark refers to the ACT Compass Algebra Test. ACT Compass does not contain a science test.  \n[infobrief@act.org](infobrief@act.org) for more information or to suggest ideas for future ACT Information Briefs.  \n[www.act.org/research](www.act.org/research)  \n©2013 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. The ACT® is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. , in the U.S.A. and other countries. ACT Compass® , 20456 ACT Explore® , and ACT Plan® are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc.  \nInformation Brief  \nWhat do we mean by “a high probability of success”?  \nStudents who meet a Benchmark on the ACT or ACT Compass have approximately a 50 percent chance of earning a B or better and approximately a 75 percent chance of earning a C or better in the corresponding college course or courses. Students who  \nmeet a Benchmark on ACT Explore or ACT Plan are likely to have approximately this same chance of earning such a grade in the corresponding college course(s) by the time they graduate high school.  \nWhat data were used to establish the Benchmarks for the ACT?  \nThe ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are empirically derived based on the actual performance of students in college. As part of its Course Placement Service, ACT provides research services to colleges to help them place students in entry-level courses as accurately as possible. In providing these research services, ACT has compiled an extensive database of course grade and test score data from a large number of first-year students and across a wide range of postsecondary institutions. These data provide an overall measure of what it takes to be successful in selected first-year college courses. Data from 214 institutions andover 230,000 students were used to establish the Benchmarks. The data were weighted so that they would be representative of two-and fouryear postsecondary institutions nationwide. The ACT College Readiness Benchmarks were first established in 2005 and were updated in 2013 using data from more recent high school graduates.  \nHow do the Benchmarks for the ACT differ from minimum college course placement scores?  \nAs described above,","cbCaig8v9q3SlVzj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig8v9q3SlVzj","pdf",59866,"English","# What Are the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks?\n## Why these courses?\n## What do we mean by “a high probability of success”?\n## What data were used to establish the Benchmarks for the ACT?\n## How do the Benchmarks for the ACT differ from minimum college course placement scores?\n## How were the Benchmarks determined for ACT Explore and ACT Plan?\n## How were the Benchmarks determined for ACT Compass?","[{\"question\":\"What are ACT College Readiness Benchmarks used for?\",\"answer\":\"They are the minimum ACT assessment scores required for students to have a high probability of success in credit-bearing college courses. 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