英文【ACT】准备的力量：严格的高中课程与ACT综合成绩的关系-50页.pdfVIP

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2025-09

ThePowerofPreparation:How

RigorousHighSchoolCoursesRelateto

ACTCompositeScores

EDGARI.SANCHEZ

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ACTResearch|ResearchReport|September20252

Conclusions

Thestudyfindsthatrigoroushighschoolcoursework—particularlyinmathematicsand

science—isstronglyassociatedwithhigherACT®Compositescores.Studentswhocompleted

advancedcoursesandstudiedsubjectsbeyondfoundationallevels(e.g.,mathbeyondAlgebra

II,scienceincludingbiology,chemistry,andphysics)consistentlyoutperformedpeerswithless

rigorouspreparation.Whilemachinelearningmodelsofferedslightimprovementsinpredictive

accuracyovertraditionalregressionmethods,thestudyfoundthathierarchicallinearmodels

remainedhighlyeffectiveandmoreinterpretableforeducationalresearch.

SoWhat?

Thisstudymattersbecauseitprovidescompellingevidencethatrigoroushighschool

coursework—especiallyinmathandscience—notonlyboostsACTscoresbutalsodeepensour

understandingofeducationalequity.Whileadvancedcourseworkbenefitsallstudents,the

gainsaredisproportionatelyhigherforWhite,Asian,andhigher-incomestudents,revealing

persistentgapstiedtorace,gender,andsocioeconomicstatus.Thesefindingsunderscorethe

needfortargetedinterventionsandsupportsystemstoensurethatallstudentscanfullybenefit

fromrigorousacademicpreparation.

NowWhat?

Theimplicationsofthisstudyareclear:Schoolsandpolicymakersmustprioritizeexpanding

accesstorigorouscoursework—especiallyinmathandscience—toimprovecollegereadiness

andACTperformance.However,simplyofferingadvancedcoursesisnotenough.Thestudy

showsthatdemographicdisparitiespersist,meaningthattargetedsupportsareessentialto

ensureallstudentsbenefit