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ACT test scores fall to lowest levels in 32 years (www.axios.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The class of 2023 had the worst ACT performance in more than three decades, according to newly released data from the nonprofit that administers the college admissions test.

Why it matters: The scores are the latest indication of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on education, with academic performance and test scores declining at all levels. The 2023 cohort was in its first year of high school when the pandemic began.

ACT test scores fall to lowest levels in 32 years (www.axios.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Interestingly, the scores have been in free fall since the pandemic started and cannot be explained by learning loss from lockdowns as the effects are observed even after in school learning has resumed.

One possible explanation is cognitive loss due to covid infections:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/severe-covid-infection-may-lead-to-noticeable-cognitive-loss#:~:text=The%20COVID%20survivors%2C%20especially%20those,be%20about%2010%20IQ%20points