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Show N ? S SONS BO OKB I NDFRv " 1 3BS -SfllLROflD STREET " ' INc- R jlpine students I1 score Iiigh on ACT exams This year, as they have been for the past 10 years, students in the Alpine School District have been generally better prepared academically academi-cally than their peers in the state and nation this according to recent test scores from the national ACT exams (American College Testing Program). The information on this past year's exams was presented to members of the district board of education at their monthly public input session ses-sion for October held at Lehi high School by Dr. Frank Cameron, Alpine District Director of Research and Evaluation. According to Cameron, approximately 60 percent of Alpine's graduating class participated partici-pated in this year's ACT testing program which is typically required for admission to institution of higher learning in Utah. Over 20,000 institutions on a national basis use the results of the exam as a measurement for entrance, Cameron said, adding at present the exam consists of four subjects: English Usage, Mathematics Usage, Social Studies Reading, and Natural Science Heading. The results of the ACT are reported in separate sepa-rate scores from these four areas, plus a composite compos-ite score which reflects the average of the combined com-bined scores in the four areas, he explained. The composite score for students in the Alpine Al-pine School District (both men and women) for 1988 came in at 20.0. This compares to a state score of 18.9, and a national score of 18.8. This year's composite score for the district compares to a composite of 18.8 nine years ago (1979) when 53 percent of the students in the district took the exam. With respect to the subtests, Alpine School District student scores surpassed Utah in all 15 comparisons, and the nation in 14 of 15 comparisons, compari-sons, Cameron said. The 1988 ACT math scores for women were the same in the district and in the nation. In the area of English for 1988, Alpine scored at 20.0; Utah students scored at 1K.H while the national score was 18.5. The math score at the local level was 17.8; Utah's score was 1(S.(S; and the national na-tional score was 17.2. In the area of Social Studies, Alpine District students scored 19.-1; Utah's score was 17.8; and the national score, 17.4; while the natural science sci-ence scores were Alpine, 22.6; state, 22.0; and nation, 2 1.4. "Test scores do not provide a complete picture pic-ture of all that takes place in a public school system, but they do provide part of the picture," Dr. Steven Baugh, district superintendent said. "And in this case, it is a very positive reflection of the academic preparation of our students. We have to be pleased with these results which place our students above the state and nation in ACT testing. Our students, teachers, and parents par-ents should be proud of what's happening here. Of course, we have things to work on and progress to make. But once in a while, it's nice to say, 'well done.'" |