American College Testing
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American College Testing (ACT) is a standardized college admissions exam in the United States that assesses high school students' readiness for postsecondary education.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ACT, Inc. | 2 |
| American College Testing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1082869 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: American College Testing Context triple: [ACT, fullName, American College Testing]
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College Board
The College Board is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization best known for administering standardized tests such as the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams used in college admissions and credit.
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Educational Testing Service (nearby campus)
Educational Testing Service (ETS) is a major nonprofit organization that develops and administers standardized tests such as the GRE and TOEFL for use in education and professional certification worldwide.
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Law School Admission Test
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized exam used primarily in the United States and Canada to assess reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and analytical thinking skills for law school applicants.
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Pearson
Pearson is a major British multinational publishing and education company known for its textbooks, assessments, and digital learning solutions worldwide.
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Medical College Admission Test
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice exam used by medical schools in the United States and Canada to assess applicants’ knowledge of natural, behavioral, and social sciences as well as critical analysis and reasoning skills.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: American College Testing Target entity description: American College Testing (ACT) is a standardized college admissions exam in the United States that assesses high school students' readiness for postsecondary education.
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A.
College Board
The College Board is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization best known for administering standardized tests such as the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams used in college admissions and credit.
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B.
Educational Testing Service (nearby campus)
Educational Testing Service (ETS) is a major nonprofit organization that develops and administers standardized tests such as the GRE and TOEFL for use in education and professional certification worldwide.
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C.
Law School Admission Test
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized exam used primarily in the United States and Canada to assess reading comprehension, logical reasoning, and analytical thinking skills for law school applicants.
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D.
Pearson
Pearson is a major British multinational publishing and education company known for its textbooks, assessments, and digital learning solutions worldwide.
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E.
Medical College Admission Test
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice exam used by medical schools in the United States and Canada to assess applicants’ knowledge of natural, behavioral, and social sciences as well as critical analysis and reasoning skills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college admissions test
ⓘ
educational assessment ⓘ standardized test ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ACT ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
American College Testing
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
ACT, Inc.
|
| assesses | college readiness ⓘ |
| competesWith | SAT ⓘ |
| compositeScoreCalculation | average of section scores ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstAdministered | 1959 ⓘ |
| frequency | multiple times per year ⓘ |
| geographicAvailability |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
international test centers ⓘ |
| hasOptionalSection | Writing ⓘ |
| hasRegistrationRequirement |
advance registration
ⓘ
fee payment ⓘ |
| hasScoreReport | ACT score report ⓘ |
| hasSection |
English
ⓘ
Mathematics ⓘ Reading ⓘ Science ⓘ |
| headquartersOfAdministeringBody | Iowa City, Iowa ⓘ |
| introducedAsAlternativeTo | SAT ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| measures |
academic achievement
ⓘ
readiness for postsecondary education ⓘ |
| primaryUse | college admissions ⓘ |
| purpose |
scholarship consideration
ⓘ
undergraduate admissions ⓘ |
| scoreRangeComposite | 1–36 ⓘ |
| scoreRangeSection | 1–36 ⓘ |
| scoresSentTo |
colleges
ⓘ
scholarship agencies ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
English language skills
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ reading comprehension ⓘ scientific reasoning ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | high school students ⓘ |
| testFormat |
computer-based
ⓘ
multiple choice ⓘ paper-based ⓘ |
| typicalGradeLevel |
11th grade
ⓘ
12th grade ⓘ |
| usedBy |
colleges
ⓘ
universities ⓘ |
| website | https://www.act.org/ ⓘ |
| writingSectionType | essay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: American College Testing Description of subject: American College Testing (ACT) is a standardized college admissions exam in the United States that assesses high school students' readiness for postsecondary education.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.