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A SIMPLE APPROACH TO IMPROVING YOUR ACT SCORES KENTON KRAMER | FRANKLIN ROAD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
The ACT is a curriculum-based educational and career planning tool that assess the mastery of state and
college readiness standards.
Key Facts about the ACTAccepted by all four-year colleges and universities in the United States
The ACT can be a great equalizer for opportunity
Enables schools to track student performance
Used by schools to improve the college and career readiness of their students
Raises college awareness and exposure among all students
Benefits of the ACT
Rewards students for what they know
Results help educators monitor academic growth and better identify when and where students need help
Helps educators to improve curriculum and instructional tools
Motivates students to perform to their best abilities
Benefits of the ACTProvides colleges and universities with detailed information for recruiting, advising, placement, and retention
Helps students identify personally relevant career options
Offers intervention to assist students in educational and career planning
ACT defines college and career readiness as “the acquisition of the knowledge and
skills a student needs to enroll in and succeed in credit-bearing first-year
courses at a postsecondary institution.
ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum English, reading, mathematics, and science
assessment scores representing the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75%
chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing first-year college course.
College Course ACT Subject-Area ACT Benchmark
English Composition English 18
College Algebra Mathematics 22
Social Science Reading 22
Biology Science 23
Reasons Why The ACT Test Leads the Way
Tried and True
Updated Frequently
Built with Direct Input from Educators
Stands Alone in Helping Students
Reasons Why The ACT Test Leads the Way
Only College Entrance Test That Offers a Science Section and Score
Student Friendly
More Than An Admissions Exam
The Simple Approach to the ACT
Frequency and RepetitionGoal: Every student in 10th and 11th grade will complete at least 10 ACT test during school
10th Grade (ACT Test #1-5) Class of 2020- Current Year 2017-2018
ACT Test-English (during 10th grade English)need to give 5 ACT English test before the end of the year
ACT Test-Mathematics (during 10th grade Math)
ACT Test-Science (during 10th grade Science)
ACT Test-Reading (during 10th History)
11th Grade (ACT Test #6-10) Class of 2020- Current Year 2018-2019
ACT Test-English (during 10th grade English)-need to give 5 ACT English test before the end of the yearACT Test-Mathematics (during 10th grade Math)ACT Test-Science (during 10th grade Science)ACT Test-Reading (during 10th History)
12th Grade Class of 2020-Current Year 2019-2020
ACT Prep Course-1st Quarter
Goal is for student to take ACT in October of their Senior year
A SIMPLE APPROACH TO IMPROVING YOUR ACT SCORES KENTON KRAMER | FRANKLIN ROAD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL