Evaluating and Improving Student Achievement in Business Programs: The Effective Use of Standardized Assessment Tests

Autor/inn/en	Black, H. Tyrone; Duhon, David L.
Titel	Evaluating and Improving Student Achievement in Business Programs: The Effective Use of Standardized Assessment Tests
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Business, 79 (2003) 2, S.90-98 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-2323
Schlagwörter	Test Results; Test Reliability; Standardized Tests; Accreditation (Institutions); Academic Achievement; Management Information Systems; Case Studies; Business Administration Education; Compliance (Legal); Accountability; Achievement Tests; Student Development; Test Validity; Student Evaluation; Field Tests; Grade Point Average; Majors (Students); Research Utilization; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testreliabilität; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Schulleistung; Managementinformationssystem; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Verantwortung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Testvalidität; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Praxisübung; Forschungsumsetzung; Korrelation
Abstract	Having made "continuous improvement" the theme of its accreditation process a decade ago, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is poised to make "assurance of learning" the current focus of the faculty/student exchange. In this article, the authors discuss how to use standardized assessment tests appropriately and constructively for compliance with this requirement. They provide an overview of accountability in higher education and then focus on assessing student achievement and development. They use results from the Educational Testing Service's Major Field Test in Business to illustrate verification of test reliability and validity. Finally, they suggest ways that standardized test results can be used for evaluating and enhancing student performance. (Contains 6 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10