Investment Rating - The report does not explicitly provide an investment rating for the industry or company Core Insights - The enhanced ACT test aims to better meet student needs by allowing more flexibility and time per question compared to the legacy ACT test [1][2] - The enhanced ACT includes embedded field test items and is designed to reflect high school academic achievement and college readiness [9][30] - Reliability coefficients for the enhanced ACT are expected to be slightly lower than those for the legacy ACT due to a decrease in the number of items [11][51] Summary by Sections Test Specifications - The enhanced ACT consists of 142 scored items and 29 field test items, with a total testing time of 170 minutes, compared to the legacy ACT's 215 scored items and 175 minutes [5][6] Reliability - Reliability estimates for the enhanced ACT are anticipated to be approximately 95% to 99% of the legacy ACT's reliability coefficients [15][51] - The expected decrease in reliability may lead to slightly lower correlations among test scores and with other academic measures [54][76] Concurrent Validity - The enhanced ACT scores show correlations with high school grades and prior ACT scores, indicating concurrent validity [21][60] - Correlations for the enhanced ACT with high school GPA were slightly lower than those for the legacy ACT, but not statistically significant [63][67] Predictive Validity - Predictive validity evidence for the enhanced ACT is provisional, as most students in the June 2024 Linking Study had just completed 11th grade [30][34] - Historical data suggests that the predictive validity of the enhanced ACT scores will be comparable to that of the legacy ACT [78][84] Comparability of Scores - The report examines the implications of removing the science score from the Composite score starting in 2025, indicating that this change may not significantly impact interpretations of ACT scores [43][44] - Comparisons of scores with and without science show that the relationships with college outcomes remain stable [78][84]