ACT college entrance examination
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The ACT college entrance examination is a standardized test used in the United States to assess high school students' academic readiness for college admissions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ACT college entrance exam | 1 |
| ACT college entrance examination canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college entrance examination
ⓘ
standardized test ⓘ |
| administeredBy | ACT, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoAcceptedIn | some colleges outside the United States ⓘ |
| competitor | SAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositeScoreCalculation | average of the four main test section scores ⓘ |
| contentArea |
algebra
ⓘ
data representation and scientific reasoning ⓘ geometry ⓘ grammar and usage ⓘ reading comprehension ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| format |
multiple choice questions
ⓘ
standardized written test ⓘ |
| fullName | ACT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | ACT, Inc. policies ⓘ |
| introducedAsAlternativeTo | SAT college entrance examination ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| offered | multiple times per year ⓘ |
| optionalSection | Writing ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | colleges and universities in the United States ⓘ |
| purpose |
assessment of high school students' academic readiness for college
ⓘ
college admissions ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registrationMethod | online registration ⓘ |
| registrationRequirement | test fee payment ⓘ |
| scoreRangeComposite | 1–36 ⓘ |
| scoreRangeSection | 1–36 ⓘ |
| scoringMethod | number of correct answers (no penalty for guessing) ⓘ |
| section |
English
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Mathematics ⓘ Reading ⓘ Science ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
college applicants
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high school students ⓘ |
| testCenterType |
colleges
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designated testing centers ⓘ high schools ⓘ |
| testDurationWithoutWriting | approximately 3 hours ⓘ |
| testDurationWithWriting | approximately 3 hours 40 minutes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
course placement in some institutions
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scholarship consideration ⓘ undergraduate admissions decisions ⓘ |
| writingScoreScale | separate writing score scale (historically 2–12) ⓘ |
| writingSectionType | essay ⓘ |
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ACT college entrance exam