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Direct linkGuner, Necdet – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The aim of this study was to develop a tool to measure levels of mathematical knowledge gained in high school, as perceived by incoming engineering students. The study included 657 engineering students in the 2011-2012 academic year. Factor analysis was used to obtain a scale consisting of 47 items (Cronbach Alpha coefficient, 0.975). The…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), College Freshmen, Knowledge Level
Download full textMcLoughlin, M. Padraig M. M.; Bluford, Dontrell A. – Online Submission, 2004
This study investigated the predictive validity of the Descriptive Tests of Mathematical Skills (DTMS) and the SAT-Mathematics (SAT-M) tests as placement tools for entering students in a small, liberal arts, historically black institution (HBI) using regression analysis. The placement schema is four-tiered: for a remedial algebra course, college…
Descriptors: African American Institutions, Prediction, Test Validity, Calculus
