ACT Reporting Category Interpretation Guide: Version 1.0. ACT Working Paper 2016 (05)

ACT reporting categories and ACT Readiness Ranges are new features added to the ACT score reports starting in fall 2016. For each reporting category, the number correct score, the maximum points possible, the percent correct, and the ACT Readiness Range, along with an indicator of whether the reporting category score falls within the Readiness Range are provided. In the format of questions and answers, this document first gives an introduction of the reporting categories in terms of what they are, how they are reported, and how they are related to the previous subscores. Then, based on results from 12 ACT forms administered to randomly equivalent groups of about 3,000 examinees in each, information is provided on the technical characteristics of the reporting category scores, including score reliability, standard error of measurement, and classification consistency of the ACT Readiness Ranges. This document is intended to facilitate the interpretation of reporting category scores and the ACT Readiness Ranges.