Haven't kept up with the ACT and SAT tests since my kids were taking them.
Is this real, or have they added 100 points to the score for writing your name (or "X", as the case may be)?
They did "re-normalize" the SAT a few years ago, to make up for the fact that the average was consistently sliding.
Don't know about the ACT.
I'd like to see the projected "G" trend.
The ACT is scored over four parts, English, Math, Science Reasoning, and Reading. All of those sections are worth a maximum of 36 points each and they are all four averaged together to find the composite score. The ACT Writing test is optional and is scored on a scale of 12 points but it is reported completely separate from the regular test. The name thing is untrue.
That is also untrue for the SAT, which is scored in three parts... 800 points for writing, 800 points for critical reading, and 800 points for mathematics.
the article doesn't mention 'recentering' of scores, but an increase of test-takers from historical SAT-taking states. Locall, in VA, historically an SAT state, more students are taking the ACT to offset any shortcomings on the SAT.
What grabbed my attention in the article, tho, was how many students were below their benchmark for anticipated success in college. It seems today there are too many colleges and universities that hand out degrees that are basically worthless, while students struggle and parents pay out big bucks simply because of the need for a college degree ... any college, doesn't matter what they offer or the actual ability of the students. They seem to be paper mills, and those 'college degrees' are less meaningful educationally than a high school diploma from an earlier era.