![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a disadvantage to them because they’ve always been able to do it, and that’s what helps them stand out in this testing environment.” So I feel like going to give some kids who are really good test takers a disadvantage compared to other kids. “ I feel like also shows how capable you are. But if I was able to just take the test in small chunks, I feel like I would do much better,” Pugazenthi said. “One of the hard parts for me of taking the ACT is that it’s hard for me to sit down and focus for that long. According to Pugazenthi, who has taken the ACT but will not be able to take advantage of the change, sitting down for only short periods of time will give some students a distinct advantage. Targeted preparation is not the only advantage that comes with this change, Pugazenthi says. I would need to put in less time instead of going over the entire test.” “ would make easier because I would know which section I need to improve on, so I would just have to look over those parts, instead of worrying about the entire section. So now I can just go back and fix those areas that I got wrong, which will improve my score a lot,” Oh said. “Since it changed, I don’t need to retake those sections that I did really well on. If there is an opportunity to retake only certain sections instead of the whole test, “of course I’m going to take it,” Ellie Oh, sophomore, says. “I think that it will just widen the gap of our scores of students who can afford prep in that way and students who can’t.”įor those who can afford preparation, they will be able to just focus on one section to raise it to that 34 to 36 range, and “just continue that cycle of taking the test over and over again,” Levato says. People are going to know how to play the game even further, and they’re going to know they can focus on this test and do prep only for that, increase their score just continue to take it multiple times,” Levato said. “I think it’s worsening a problem of standardized test-taking being almost like an extracurricular activity for some kids. According to Levato, the ability to retake certain sections will just encourage more preparation for the tests. One main reason why students will start doing much better is that the changes will just feed into the testing frenzy, Allison Levato, guidance counselor says. There may be consequences to this lack of variety, Pugazenthi says, including that schools are going to start preferring SAT scores, since this new change may “invalidate the ACT.” In fact, Pugazenthi also argued that “in actuality, if everyone is doing amazing then nobody is doing amazing because that’s the standard.” The way students prepare for the ACT may change as a result of the new ability to retake certain sections individually. “With the ACT, there’s not going to be that much variety of scores anymore.” Photo by Max FeldmanĪ student practices for the ACT. “I feel like they’re trying to become more modern and more innovative and this is their way of doing it, but I think in the long run, colleges are going to lose respect for the ACT because of it,” Pugazenthi said. This change will undoubtedly improve scores on individual sections but may result in unintended consequences, Simi Pugazenthi, junior, says. ![]() Officials at the ACT say that students will be able to retake each of the five parts of the exam. Students will be able to retake individual sections of the ACT starting next September, opening a renewed debate on just how standard standardized tests are. Max Feldman, Business Manager & Spotlight Editor | November 11, 2019 ![]()
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