Evaluating a placement test

Last updated on Sep 19, 2022
Standardized test. Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu on Unsplash

A university department needs a new statistics placement test. This project is evaluating the current mathematics placement test, documenting validity evidence supporting its use, and determining what modifications would be necessary for it to serve as a suitable placement test for statistics.

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Douglas Whitaker
Douglas Whitaker
Associate Professor of Statistics

Events

Determining an Appropriate Placement Test for Introductory Statistics: Preliminary Findings
Viewers will see the process of developing a placement test framework, and the outlining of a remedial course which together can ensure …
May 24, 2022 — Virtual (eCOTS 2022)
Katerina Allan, Douglas Whitaker
Project
Determining an Appropriate Placement Test for Introductory Statistics: Preliminary Findings