Local Norms and Test Characteristics for Selected Forms of the M.A.A. Placement Test.

Autor/inn/en	Melancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce
Titel	Local Norms and Test Characteristics for Selected Forms of the M.A.A. Placement Test.
Quelle	(1988), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Algebra; Arithmetic; College Entrance Examinations; College Students; Higher Education; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Tests; Psychometrics; Student Placement; Test Format; Test Norms; Test Reliability; Test Results + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Aufnahmeprüfung; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Schülerpraktikum; Testentwicklung; Testnorm; Testreliabilität
Abstract	The psychometric integrity of selected items from the Mathematics Association of America (MAA) placement tests for college students was investigated. Two alternative and parallel versions of the test were developed (Form A and Form B) for this study. Data for 539 students seeking admission into an undergraduate mathematics curriculum at a private university in the southern United States who completed Form A of the MAA Placement Test were used, as well as data for two sets of the students (N=112; N=196) who completed a retesting using a parallel set of MAA items (Form B). Reliability coefficients for Forms A and B, item difficulty and discrimination, and test-retest reliability coefficients were computed. Results suggest that the measures performed reasonably well, although use of more items may be warranted to yield more psychometrically defensible placement scores. The reliability coefficient for results on Form A suggests reasonable psychometric integrity, but that extreme caution is needed for subscale scores. Subscales on the second version (Form B) also must be interpreted with caution. Two tables summarize item statistics. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC