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Autor/inn/en | Pinter, Brad; Matchock, Robert L.; Charles, Eric P.; Balch, William R. |
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Titel | A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Student Achievement Using Standardized and Performance-Based Tests |
Quelle | In: Teaching of Psychology, 41 (2014) 1, S.20-27 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0098-6283 |
DOI | 10.1177/0098628313514174 |
Schlagwörter | Undergraduate Students; Standardized Tests; Performance Based Assessment; Psychology; Majors (Students); Nonmajors; Essay Tests; College Freshmen; College Seniors; College Outcomes Assessment; Scores; Correlation; Achievement; Grade Point Average; College Entrance Examinations; SAT (College Admission Test) |
Abstract | Three groups of undergraduates (42 senior graduating psychology majors, 27 first-year premajors taking introductory psychology, and 24 first-year, high-performing nonmajors taking introductory psychology) completed the Psychology Major Field Test (MFT) and a short-answer (SA) essay test on reasoning about core knowledge in psychology. Graduating majors significantly outperformed both first-year groups using raw and covariate-corrected scores (adjusted for group differences in SAT-Verbal and high school grade point average). On the MFT, graduating majors scored above the 50th percentile, whereas high-performing nonmajors and premajors scored in the 25th and 20th percentiles, respectively. On the SA test, graduating majors averaged "good"-to-"excellent" quality responses, whereas premajors and high-performing nonmajors averaged only "fair"-to-"good" quality responses. Discussion focuses on the design and implementation of value-added, academic program assessments with limited data collection resources. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |