teach1st
08-19-2009, 07:58 AM
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/2009/08/florida-students-not-well-prepared-for-college-work-act-scores-show.html
Only 15 percent of Florida's Class of 2009 met all four "college readiness benchmarks" on the ACT, meaning state students lag behind their peers around the country, according to scores released today.
That shows that many of the state's high school graduates are not ready for college algebra, biology, composition or social science courses, according to the non-profit group that gives the the ACT college admissions test.
Nationally, the percentage of students college-ready on all four ACT tests increased to 23 percent, up from 22 percent in 2008.
But despite the modest increase, "The findings suggest continued effort to improve college readiness is needed on the part of states and school districts," the group said.
That is particularly true in math and science, where the benchmark scores (those that indicate the student is likely to get at least a C in a college course) were especially low, both in Florida and around the country. That is worrisome given the emphasis on preparing students for careers in STEM fields - science, technology, engineering and math.
Nationally, the composite ACT score increased slightly while in Florida it fell slightly, to 19.5. The ACT is graded on a scale of 1 to 36. It was taken by more than 105,000 Florida students and my more than 1.4 million nationally.
You can find the Florida report here (http://www.act.org/news/data/09/resourcemenu.html).
Only 15 percent of Florida's Class of 2009 met all four "college readiness benchmarks" on the ACT, meaning state students lag behind their peers around the country, according to scores released today.
That shows that many of the state's high school graduates are not ready for college algebra, biology, composition or social science courses, according to the non-profit group that gives the the ACT college admissions test.
Nationally, the percentage of students college-ready on all four ACT tests increased to 23 percent, up from 22 percent in 2008.
But despite the modest increase, "The findings suggest continued effort to improve college readiness is needed on the part of states and school districts," the group said.
That is particularly true in math and science, where the benchmark scores (those that indicate the student is likely to get at least a C in a college course) were especially low, both in Florida and around the country. That is worrisome given the emphasis on preparing students for careers in STEM fields - science, technology, engineering and math.
Nationally, the composite ACT score increased slightly while in Florida it fell slightly, to 19.5. The ACT is graded on a scale of 1 to 36. It was taken by more than 105,000 Florida students and my more than 1.4 million nationally.
You can find the Florida report here (http://www.act.org/news/data/09/resourcemenu.html).