The ACT program is a comprehensive system for collecting and reporting information about students planning to enter postsecondary education.
The program consists of four major components:
Tests of Educational Development
The multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading and science. The tests emphasize reasoning, analysis, problem solving, and the integration of learning from various sources, as well as the application of these proficiencies to the kinds of tasks college students are expected to perform.
Course/Grade Information Section
This component provides 30 self-reported high school grades in English, mathematics, natural sciences, social studies, language, and the arts. The courses include those that customarily form the core of a college preparatory curriculum and are frequently required for admission to college.
Student Profile Section (SPS)
The SPS contains information reported by students, in such categories as educational plans, interests, and needs, financial aid, and demographic background information.
The ACT Interest Inventory
This 72-item survey reports scores that parallel six interest and occupational types, helping students identify majors consistent with their interests.
The ACT assessment is administered each spring to all Kentucky public school grade 11 students.
Test Administration Training
Additional webcasts for Room Supervisors/Proctors are available from the ACT State Testing Page.
Handouts for November 2012 Webcast:
Accommodations
The following materials are available from the ACT State Testing Page.
Apply for State-Allowed ACT Accommodations
Late Consideration Form for ACT-Approved Accommodations
(All Kentucky Test Accommodations Coordinators will need to submit this form for ACT-Approved Accommodations after 11/30/2012.)
Test Site Establishment & Staffing
Establishment Principal Cover Memo.pdf
Test Administration Training
The following materials are available from the ACT State Testing Page.
- Taking the ACT – State Testing
- Supervisor's Manual - State Testing (Standard Time)
- Supervisor's Manual - State Special Testing
- Administration Instructions - State-Allowed Accommodations
- Taking the ACT - Spanish Version
General Documents
Checklist of Dates
Training Session Memo - KY.pdf