Jimu News Reporter Manda
Intern Luo Yan
According to the report of " New York Post " on October 13, the scores of high school graduates in the ACTh university entrance examination (also known as " American college entrance examination ") this year hit the lowest score in 30 years, which may also be related to the impact of the chaos in the epidemic era in the United States on students' learning.
According to the latest data released on Wednesday, the national average comprehensive score of 2022 high school graduates in the United States for to take the ACT exam is 19.8 points (out of 36), the lowest average score since 1991.
"This is the fifth consecutive year of decline in average scores, and this worrying trend has started to appear long before the pandemic and has been declining," ACT CEO Janet Goldwin said in a statement.
American high school students are checking the candidate notice (Picture source: Associated Press)
This year, about 1.3 million high school graduates in the United States took the ACT exam, accounting for 36% of all fresh graduates . More students have taken more than one exam than 2021 graduates.
For reference students, this effect may be more than just a lower score when applying to college.
More than 40% of candidates do not meet any "university preparation" benchmarks for ACT in English, reading, mathematics and science. This means that these students may not have a foundation to receive high-level courses after entering university. "The decline this year is particularly worrying, as we're seeing more and more high school graduates not meeting college admission standards in any subject we test," said Goldwin. "The proportion of students taking the ACT exam varies greatly across states. ACT data show that in some states, including California and Maine , less than 5% of graduates took the exam.
As school systems such as UC stop using SAT (another college entrance examination) and ACT in their college admissions practices, standards in these states have changed accordingly.
Although some colleges and universities have tried so-called "blind test" or "optional test" enrollment during the epidemic and formed a system. However, other colleges and universities such as MIT have resumed using ACT and SAT scores as one of the reference indicators when they accept high school students' application for admission.
data also show racial differences, with black and Hispanic students scoring lower than the average for all students nationwide. Plus, more white students took the exam than any other race.
report also said that the ACT data released on Wednesday reflected the performance of students during the epidemic, especially those who have interrupted primary and secondary school life due to school closures and the epidemic.
(Source: Jimu News)
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