Are MFT-B Results Biased Because of Students Who Do Not Take the Test?

Autor/inn/en	Valero, Magali; Kocher, Claudia
Titel	Are MFT-B Results Biased Because of Students Who Do Not Take the Test?
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Business, 89 (2014) 4, S.171-177 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-2323
DOI	10.1080/08832323.2013.825572
Schlagwörter	Business Administration Education; Grade Point Average; Field Tests; Student Motivation; Student Characteristics; Majors (Students); Scores; Time; Test Bias; Test Results; College Seniors; Least Squares Statistics; Statistical Analysis; Major Field Achievement Test in Business + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Praxisübung; Schulische Motivation; Zeit; Testkritik; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The authors study the characteristics of students who take the Major Field Test in Business (MFT-B) versus those who do not. The authors find that students with higher cumulative grade point averages (GPAs) are more likely to take the test. Additionally, students are more likely to take the test if it is offered late in the semester. Further results indicate that students with higher GPAs tend to score better on the MFT-B, and thus the outcomes profile of a school based on MFT-B results may appear stronger than it actually is if taking the test is not a requirement of the business program. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10