The effects of different versions of a gateway STEM course on student attitudes and beliefs

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 4 Students’ academic backgrounds

Student background	1A	E	NE	National
Actual institutional average SAT/ACT mathematics score
SAT^a	578	618	580	663
ACT^a	25	28	26	29.1^c
High school mathematics GPA^b	3.62	3.65	3.64	3.77
Studied calculus in high school	35.83%	54.07%	46.67%	70%
Earned 3 or higher, AP Calculus exam	5.83%	19.51%	0.95%	26%

^aSAT is a standardized test used for college admissions in the USA consisting of three components, and mathematics score is one of the components with a score range from 200 to 800. ACT is another standardized test used for college admissions in the USA consisting of four components, and mathematics score is one of the components with a score range from 1 to 36
^bGPA was calculated using A = 4, B = 3, etc. for student self-reported grades
^cThis number is calculated from the original CSPCC data set