Assessing Student Preparation through Placement Tests

• Craig McFate ^[1] ; John OlmstedIII ^[1]
  1. [1] California State University, Fullerton

     California State University, Fullerton

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 76, Nº 4 (April), 1999, págs. 562-562
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The chemistry department at California State University, Fullerton, uses a placement test of its own design to assess student readiness to enroll in General Chemistry. This test contains items designed to test cognitive skills more than factual knowledge. We have analyzed the ability of this test to predict student success (defined as passing the first-semester course with a C or better) using data for 845 students from four consecutive semesters.