<p>@artie, understanding of science is extremely important, but the science portion of the exam tests an odd assortment of things and is also the section most students fail to finish in the allotted time. Does reading and analyzing scientific literature (or what is passed off as such) slowly make a person unprepared for higher level thinking? I don’t think so.</p>
<p>Personally, I found the science section to be the easiest of them all and aced it with no problem, but clearly most high schoolers struggle with it. I don’t think it’s because they’re not capable of that sort of thought, but because they have not had much contact with the type of questions presented. I don’t think the science section of the ACT really measures a person’s capacity to understand science.</p>