Profiles of High-Performing STEM Majors. ACT Research Report Series 2017-2

Autor/in	Westrick, Paul
Institution	ACT, Inc.
Titel	Profiles of High-Performing STEM Majors. ACT Research Report Series 2017-2
Quelle	(2017), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; STEM Education; High Achievement; Majors (Students); College Students; Academic Persistence; College Entrance Examinations; Meta Analysis; Nonmajors; Achievement Gap; Scores; Classification; Statistical Analysis; College Admission; Sciences; Grade Point Average; High School Students; Student Attrition; Student Interests; Enrollment Trends; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Collegestudent; Aufnahmeprüfung; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Statistische Analyse; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Science; Wissenschaft; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerbeurlaubung; Studieninteresse; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	Building upon the research findings in an earlier ACT Research Report (Westrick, 2016), this study used data from 119,131 students at 26 four-year institutions to make comparisons between STEM majors earning semester GPAs of 3.0 or higher and their STEM peers earning semester GPAs less than 3.0. The results indicate that the higher-performing students entered college with higher mean ACT scores and HSGPAs than did their peers, though their measured interests were quite smaller. For STEM majors who earned semester GPAs of 3.0 or higher consecutively in semesters five through eight, their mean ACT STEM scores exceeded the ACT STEM benchmark of 26. High school students considering a STEM major in college may benefit knowing the level of precollege academic achievement required to perform at a high level in a STEM program in college. [For the previous 2016 report, "Profiles of Persisting Fourth-Year STEM Majors. ACT Research Report Series 2016 (5)," see ED573721.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01