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Business Assessment Test Results. San Diego State University 2011. General Method. 80 Multiple Choice Qs covering all business topics Administered to 2,025 test takers on 10 CSU campuses during the 2010-2011 Academic Year
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Business Assessment Test Results San Diego State University 2011
General Method • 80 Multiple Choice Qs covering all business topics • Administered to 2,025 test takers on 10 CSU campuses during the 2010-2011 Academic Year • Questions come from a pool of questions developed across the CSU system • Exam was significantly revised in 2010 by a consortium of CSU schools. Revision aimed at improving validity and comprehensiveness. As a result of revision, BAT now includes measures of: • Global • Operations • Ethics
SDSU Method • Exam administered in Spring sections of MGT 405, during regular class time*, 48.6% of all Spring 405 students took the exam. • 305 students took the exam (15.1% of total sample). • All students received some form of extra credit incentive • Not true with all other CSU campuses • Following 2008 findings that calculator use did not make a difference in performance, test administration has reverted to “No Calculators Allowed” *MWF sections excluded due to lack of in-class time.
Subject Area Results – SDSU vs. all CSU Percent of questions answered correctly within each subject area
SDSU Subject Area ResultsPercent of questions answered correctly within each subject area
A closer look at statistics • Overall Performance: 58.0% • 301 Non-Takers 55.9% • 40.7% of the test takers • (FIN – 60.2%, IS – 48.2%, IB – 52.1%) • 301 Takers 59.2% • (ACC, MGT, MKT) 59.3% of the test takers • Among 301 Takers: • MKT (requires “C”) 57.0% • Others (ACC, 62.2% & MGT, 58.5%)