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Oct 01, 2020
Are They Trying? Motivation on a State- Mandated Assessment of Career Readiness
This study examined four indicators of motivation based on ACT® WorkKeys® data.
Mar 16, 2022
Finding Stability: Comparing Methods for Detecting Unstable Item Parameters in IRT Equating
This study compares five methods of detecting unstable item parameters to address the research question, “Which stability check procedure minimizes equating error?”
Jan 29, 2020
Promoting Career Readiness in Arkansas High Schools
This technical brief focuses on educational programs in high schools with greater-than-expected WorkKeys performance.
Nov 04, 2021
Are They Trying? Motivation in State Census Testing With a College Admissions Exam
This study examined changes in score distributions and indicators of motivation to evaluate whether students participating in statewide ACT testing exhibit motivation comparable to students who participate in national ACT testing.
Jul 25, 2023
What's the DIF? Item Properties Associated With DIF on the ACT
This study explores item content characteristics, psychometric properties, and item context variables associated with differential item functioning (DIF), which is a statistical indicator of potential item bias.
Feb 14, 2022
The ACT WorkKeys NCRC as an Indicator of Skills Needed for Success in Work-Based Learning
This report describes a research collaboration between GPSEd and ACT that examined the relationships between ACT® WorkKeys® performance and outcomes for GPSEd students.
Feb 13, 2019
A Preliminary Study of ACT WorkKeys Curriculum Effectiveness at Nevada State High School
This ACT Technical Brief describes results from a preliminary WorkKeys Curriculum effectiveness study conducted with data from Nevada State High School.
Feb 28, 2019
The Incremental Value of End-of-Course Assessment Scores for Predicting First-Year Postsecondary Grades
This study examined the value of end-of-course assessment scores as predictors of postsecondary grades, both alone and in combination with high school grade point average and the ACT test.
Jan 16, 2020
The ACT WorkKeys NCRC as an Indicator of Skills Needed for Success in Work-Based Learning
This technical brief describes a research collaboration between GPSEd and ACT that examined the relationships between ACT WorkKeys performance and outcomes for GPSEd students.
Jul 02, 2018
Income Trends for ACT NCRC Earners
Examines results of an ACT-delivered representative sample of 2011 WorkKeys examinees to Equifax for matching with their income records database.
Jan 31, 2020
Effectiveness of WorkKeys Curriculum for Improving Foundational Workplace Skills: Nevada State High School Case Study
This study sought to estimate the potential benefits of using ACT WorkKeys Curriculum to improve foundational workplace skills and subsequent performance on the ACT WorkKeys Applied Math, Workplace Documents, and Graphic Literacy assessments.
Oct 24, 2018
Does Test Anxiety Bias ACT Scores?
Does test anxiety bias ACT scores? Results of this study indicated test anxiety did not negatively bias ACT scores, and that anxiety largely reflected lack of preparation.
Feb 25, 2022
Illustrating Comparability of ACT Scale Scores from Paper and Online Testing
This data byte is to illustrate the comparability of ACT scale scores by showing that students with similar levels of high school academic achievement have the same expected scale scores regardless of whether they test on paper or online.
Jun 01, 2020
Students Who Take ACT Test Sections in a Different Order Earn Similar Scores
The three studies in this paper investigated the effects of changing the ordering of the section tests within the full ACT test and the feasibility of modular administrations in which students take only one section test at a time.
Mar 28, 2019
Understanding the Preparation Levels Needed for Different Postsecondary Pathways: A Rigorous Academic Foundation Is Critical for All
This study estimated readiness benchmark scores on the ACT predictive of earning good grades in majors associated with middle-skills and high-skills occupations at two-year postsecondary institutions.