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Tech students excel in testing
By The Standard Staff - 05/13/2008
Montana Tech students scored well on the Educa-tional Testing Service Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress Exam, according to a news release.
The test assesses seven core skill areas including critical thinking, reading, writing and mathematics. The test allows universities to track the educational progress of their students and compare them to other universities across the country.
Tech scored in the 97th percentile overall for master comprehensive schools. This means that Tech scored better than 97 percent of the other schools administering the exam.
More than 110 schools and 150,900 students are in this category.
Tech scored well in math, 99 percent; critical thinking, 98 percent; writing, 97 percent; social services, 97 percent; and natural sciences, 99 percent.
When compared to Doctoral I and II schools, Tech still scored favorably. Tech scored better than 90 percent of these schools, again excelling in math, 93 percent, and critical thinking, 93 percent.
More than 300 Tech students took the test.
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