A Measure of Basic Math Skills for Use with Undergraduate Statistics Students: The MACS

Autor/inn/en	Rabin, Laura; Fink, Lauren; Krishnan, Anjali; Fogel, Joshua; Berman, Lorin; Bergdoll, Rose
Titel	A Measure of Basic Math Skills for Use with Undergraduate Statistics Students: The MACS
Quelle	In: Statistics Education Research Journal, 17 (2018) 2, S.179-195 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1570-1824
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Skills; Undergraduate Students; College Mathematics; Statistics; Student Evaluation; Psychology; Psychometrics; Test Validity; Achievement Tests; Wide Range Achievement Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Statistik; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Psychologie; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testvalidität; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	Mathematical competency is related to performance in introductory statistics courses and may be a roadblock to successful course completion. We developed a new measure (Math Assessment for College Students, MACS) of basic mathematics skills that improves upon measures previously used in undergraduate settings. The MACS is freely available and contains items not typically included on standardized measures of mathematical ability. We administered the 44-item MACS to 414 undergraduate psychology statistics students, and used a multiple correspondence analysis to eliminate 14 items, resulting in a 30-item measure with strong psychometric properties. MACS scores showed statistically significant moderate correlations with a commonly used standardized measure of basic mathematics skills and with overall statistics course grade. We discuss the utility of the MACS and how the MACS may help course instructors identify areas of mathematical deficiency that require remediation. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association for Statistics Education and the International Statistical Institute. PO Box 24070, 2490 AB The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-70-3375737; Fax: +31-70-3860025; e-mail: isi@cbs.nl; Web site: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01