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 \nACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum ACT test scores required for students to have a high probability of success in credit-bearing college courses—English Composition, social sciences courses, College Algebra, or Biology. In addition to the Benchmarks for the ACT® test, there are corresponding EXPLORE® and PLAN® Benchmarks for use by students who take these programs in the eighth and tenth grades, respectively, to gauge their progress in becoming ready for college. And for students taking COMPASS®, a computer-adaptive course placement assessment used by colleges, we have identified the College Readiness Benchmarks on the COMPASS scale corresponding to success in credit-bearing community college courses.  \nACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks  \n\n| College\u003Cbr>Course\u003Cbr>or Course\u003Cbr>Area | Test | EXPLORE\u003Cbr>Score | PLAN\u003Cbr>Score | ACT Score | COMPASS\u003Cbr>Score* |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| English Composition | English | 13 | 15 | 18 | 77 |\n| Social Sciences | Reading | 15 | 17 | 21 | 88 |\n| College\u003Cbr>Algebra | Mathematics | 17 | 19 | 22 | 52 |\n| Biology | Science | 20 | 21 | 24 | n/a |\n\n∗ The COMPASS English Benchmark refers to the COMPASS Writing Skills Test. The COMPASS Mathematics Benchmark refers to the COMPASS Algebra Test. COMPASS does not contain a science test.  \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.  \nWhat do we mean by “a high probability of success”?  \nStudents who meet a Benchmark on the ACT or 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 meet a Benchmark on EXPLORE or 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.  \n©2010 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. The ACT® is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc., in the U. S.A. and other countries. COMPASS®, EXPLORE®,  \nand PLAN® are registered trademarks ofACT, Inc. IC 050805090  \nWhat data were used to establish the Benchmarks for the ACT?  \nACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks are empirically derived based on the actual performance of students in college. As part ofits 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 98 institutions and over 90,000 students were used to establish the Benchmarks. The data were weighted so that they would be nationally representative of twoand four-year postsecondary institutions nationwide.  \nHow do the Benchmarks for the ACT differ from minimum college course placement scores?  \nAs described above, the Benchmarks represent a summary across many colleges and many students. The standards for each individual college may vary depending on the material covered in the course and the grading practices within that course. Therefore, the Benchmarks represent a criterion for success for a typical student at a typical college. As such, they give students, parents, and counselors useful guidelines to whether a student has mastered the necessary skills to have a reasonable chance of success in college.  \nACT will work with any particular postsecondary institution or group of institutions within a state to conduct its own validation studies ","cbCaikAPoFvQZ6ka","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikAPoFvQZ6ka","pdf",52789,"English","# What Are ACT’s 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 differ from minimum college course placement scores?\n## How were the Benchmarks determined for EXPLORE and PLAN?\n## How were the Benchmarks determined for COMPASS?\n## How can institutions benefit from using the Benchmarks?","[{\"question\":\"What are ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks used for?\",\"answer\":\"They are minimum ACT scores indicating a high probability of success in credit-bearing college courses, such as English Composition, social sciences, College Algebra, and Biology.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the Benchmarks relate to EXPLORE, PLAN, and COMPASS?\",\"answer\":\"The document provides corresponding EXPLORE and PLAN benchmarks for students in eighth and tenth grades, and comparable COMPASS benchmarks for course placement using a 2010 ACT/COMPASS concordance study.\"},{\"question\":\"What probability of success do students have when they meet a Benchmark?\",\"answer\":\"Students meeting an ACT or COMPASS benchmark have about a 50% chance of earning a B or better and about a 75% chance of earning a C or better in the corresponding college course(s).\"}]","What Are ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks - ACT College Readiness Benchmarks | PDF",1791522004]