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REPORT  \n# DECLINING ADMISSIONSTEST SCORES\n\nEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISLON三EH5厂7日门P  \nTHE AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAMP.O.BOX 168,IOWA CITY,IOWA 52240  \n# Declining Admissions Test Scores\n\n## ABSTRACT\n\nQuestions surrounding declining admissions test scores are being asked by teachers,school ad-ministrators,and state agencies.The general public as well as the measurement profession is in-volved in consideration of the issues.To better inform these discussions we explore in this reportthe dimensions of the decline in ACT scores.Some generalizations are possible about the nature,of the decline.Over the last 10 years the decline in test score averages has been experienced byboth ACT and SAT,and the extent of the decline—about 2%to 3%of a standard deviation peryear—has been similar for both programs.There is variation by subject matter field;the decline inACT scores has been most marked in social studies,there has been no decline in natural sci-ences,and there has been some decline in English and mathematics.The decline in test scoreaverages has been accompanied by an increased variability in the academic achievement of stu-dents tested.Declining admissions test scores are a national phenomenon,occurring in allregionsand in nearly all states.The percentage of ACT-tested high scoring students has remained aboutthe same over the last five years,while the percentage of low scoring students has increased.There are marked sex differences.Overall the scores of men have not declined appreciably overthe last five years,but the scores of women have declined considerably.This trend has been ac-companied by an increase in the percentage of women among ACT-tested students.  \nTwo possible explanations for declining admissions test scores were examined.The first con-cerned who takes the test and the second,how well-prepared they are.To deal with these ques-tions it was necessary to use data from state testing programs and the National Assessment sinceACT data describe college-bound students and not high school students generally.Our results forone and two states showed that in recent years,different people have probably been taking thetest,and that starting in the late 1960's and continuing to the present,high school students havelikely been less well-prepared han previously.In different years one factor likely has more influ-ence than the other,and in other years they combine in their influence.If the limited data studiedhere have applicability to the national scene,we would conclude that in recent years the ACTscore decline has been largely due to the changed pool of test-takers.For their part colleges anduniversities would seem to have adapted to the declining admissions scores of their incoming stu-dents.  \nPrepared by the Research and Development DivisionThe American College Testing Program  \nACT,a nonprofit organization,is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  \n1976 by The American College Testing Program  \nAll rights reserved.Printed in the United States of America.  \nFor additional copies write:  \nACT Publications  \nThe American College Testing ProgramP.O.Box 168,lowa City,lowa 52240  \n(Check or money order must accompany request.)Price:$1.00Order No.4-7-71  \n# Declining Admissions Test Scores\n\nFew educational issues in recent years havegripped the imagination of the popular press like thefinding that admissions test scores have declined.Itis true that little factual information is available to thepublic or anyone else about the operation of schoolsand colleges,and even less is available aboutchanging educational results or outcomes of our edu-.cational institutions.In this situation the phenomenonof declining admissions test scores was viewed bymany as a sign that something was or might bewrong with our educational system.  \nBut it is premature to consider how we should viewthe declining scores.First we should marshall themost pertinent facts we have about the phenomenon,analyze the information and look for patterns,and fi-na","cbCaiugx0OrmV8me","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiugx0OrmV8me","pdf",1702362,"English","# Declining Admissions Test Scores\n## Abstract\n## Purpose and overview\n## National patterns of score decline\n## Magnitude of decline (ACT and SAT)\n## Data and verification","[{\"question\":\"What trends does the report describe about ACT and SAT score averages?\",\"answer\":\"Both ACT and SAT experienced declines in average test scores over the last 10 years examined, with a per-year decline of roughly 2% to 3% of a standard deviation. 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