ERIC Number: EJ1029044
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 35
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0883-2323
The Major Field Test in Business: A Solution to the Problem of Assurance of Learning Assessment?
Green, Jeffrey J.; Stone, Courtenay Clifford; Zegeye, Abera
Journal of Education for Business, v89 n1 p20-26 2014
Colleges and universities are being asked by numerous sources to provide assurance of learning assessments of their students and programs. Colleges of business have responded by using a plethora of assessment tools, including the Major Field Test in Business. In this article, the authors show that the use of the Major Field Test in Business for assurance of learning purposes is ill advised. First, it provides no direct evidence of student learning. Second, it offers no useful comparative analyses to other business students or institutions. Consequently, it provides no guidance for curriculum or program changes to achieve better learning outcomes. Thus, use of the Major Field Test in Business offers only a pretend solution to the problem of assurance of learning assessment.
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Student Evaluation, Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Analysis, Scores, Student Motivation, Incentives, Test Construction, Computer Simulation, Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Major Field Achievement Test in Business; Arkansas; Virginia

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