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Homeschoolers Beat National Average on ACT Test
Columnist says, "Homeschooling is the sleeping giant of the American education system"
PURCELLVILLE, Va., August 25, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Recently, ACT published its results for 2009. Like the SAT, the ACT is a nationally administered, standardized test that helps colleges evaluate candidates. On a scale of 1-36 homeschoolers scored an average of 22.5, which beat the national average of 21.1. "This is a remarkable achievement and shows that homeschool parents are successfully preparing their children for college," said Michael Smith, president of HSLDA.
According to ACT officials, research shows that high achievement on the ACT strongly indicates a "greater likelihood of success in college." Success on the ACT test also reveals that the courses taken by high school students to prepare for college have been effective.
A total of 1.48 million students took the ACT in 2009 which included 11,535 homeschoolers or just under 1 percent of the total.
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