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Evidence from prior research is used to argue that combined ACT scores across administrations remain valid and that performance on single-subject retests is expected to align with outcomes estimated from full-battery retesting. 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Section retests will only be available to students who have previously completed the full battery and only available to students retesting online. The section retest option is being made available to students because research conducted to date indicates that ACT scores combined across multiple administrations are valid; this includes results from the current study which suggest that students’ performance when retesting in a single ACT subject area tends to be consistent with expected performance estimated from standard retesting with the full battery.  \nIn addition to the findings from the current study to be described in detail in this report, there is other research providing evidence in support of offering ACT section retesting. First , based on decades of research, each individual ACT test is a valid and reliable measure of students’ academic achievement level in the corresponding subject area (ACT, 2019; see chapters 10 and 11) . Second, in a study (Mattern, Radunzel, Bertling, & Ho, 2018) that included over 277,000 students from 221 four-year postsecondary institutions, we evaluated the validity of using ACT scores obtained from various scoring methods across test administrations (average, highest, most recent, and superscoring) for identifying students who are likely to be successful in their first-year of college. The superscoring method combines the highest subject scores across test administrations into a new ACT Superscore. The study found that Superscores were as predictive – if not more predictive – of first-year grade point average and resulted in the least amount of differential prediction as compared to other scoring methods when statistically controlling for the number of times tested. More specifically, the differential prediction results suggested that first-year grades for examinees who tested more often tended to be underpredicted by ACT scores. That is, retesters performed better in college than what was expected based on their test scores. But, this prediction error was lower when Superscores were used instead of the other scoring methods (Mattern & Radunzel, 2019; Figure 1) . This study provides evidence supporting section retesting as it suggests that selecting students’ best scores from any test attempt (superscoring) results in the most predictive indicator of a student’s preparedness for future success.  \n[ACT.org/research](ACT.org/research)  \n© 2020 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. | R1808  \nWith section retesting, there is essentially a shift in which subject test is taken first, and therefore there is a need to ensure that scores are comparable, regardless of the order in which the subject tests were taken. A study conducted by ACT in 2016 examined whether the order in which a student takes the ACT subject tests impacts their scores (Andrews, 2019) . This study included over 4,000 students who were randomly assigned to one of four order conditions. One condition administered the four subject tests in the standard order: English, math, reading, and science. For the other three conditions, a different subject test was administered first. All conditions took the ACT online. The study found that the average scale scores were similar, regardless of the order in which students took the ACT subject tests. The findings from the study provide additional support for offering section retesting.  \nMore recently, a study by Mattern, Radunzel, and Andrews (2019) examined score gains for a convenience sample of nearly 100 students who had taken the four ACT subject tests over the course of four days (one test per day; Monday through Thursday) and had offi","cbCaihB1Putn3MyW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihB1Putn3MyW","pdf",513472,"English","# Introduction\n## Section retesting option and rationale\n## Evidence from prior scoring-method studies\n## Comparability across test order and testing days\n## Study objective and evaluation approach","[{\"question\":\"Who can take ACT section retesting and how is it delivered?\",\"answer\":\"Section retesting is available only to students who previously completed the full ACT battery, and it is offered for online retesting of one or more sections.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the report argue that section retesting scores should be valid?\",\"answer\":\"The report cites research indicating that ACT scores combined across multiple administrations are valid, including results suggesting retest performance in a single subject area is consistent with expected performance from standard full-battery retesting.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the current study?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines whether section retesting produces larger score gains than traditional retesting (full battery), while also evaluating whether any gains are associated with true learning rather than inflated scores.\"}]","Section Retesting: Do Students Perform as Expected? - report | PDF",1791514342,48]