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{{< expand "What does DAACS stand for?" >}} Diagnostic Assessment and Achievement of College Skills {{< /expand >}}

{{< expand "Can DAACS be used for placement?" >}} NO! {{< /expand >}}

{{< expand "How is DAACS different from admission tests such as the SAT and ACT?" >}} The ACT and SAT are high stakes assessments often used by determine whether to admit a student or not. Recent research suggests that these are a poor predictor of student success and in there is evidence that they exasperate racial biases in higher education. DAACS is designed for a learning purpose. There are no stakes to DAACS. Our own research has shown that DAACS is a better predictor of freshman GPA than the SAT/ACT. Students are provided with detailed feedback, based upon whether they are at the developing, emerging, or mastering level, across a multitude of domains associated with college success. {{< /expand >}}

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