With the June results of the ACT coming out any moment (the site says they should be online June 27), the educational media is due for an article about whether or not the test serves a purpose. Parents and students often wonder why these tests exist. While it certainly is true the test is a a helpful way to compare students who attend different schools, colleges claims they use the test to predict how students will fare in a college environment.
According to a new study, The National Bureau of Economic Research has found that the Science and Reading sections on the ACT do not predict how well a student will do in college. The English and Math sections are better predictors, but colleges generally just look at the composite score, giving no more weight to one section than another.
Of course, the ACT begs to differ, and one can be sure another study will be published soon to counter this one. Whether it's fair or not, in the end it is so entrenched in the admissions process, that it is highly doubtful it will be dismissed in the near future.
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