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Direct linkValero, Magali; Kocher, Claudia – Journal of Education for Business, 2014
The authors study the characteristics of students who take the Major Field Test in Business (MFT-B) versus those who do not. The authors find that students with higher cumulative grade point averages (GPAs) are more likely to take the test. Additionally, students are more likely to take the test if it is offered late in the semester. Further…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Grade Point Average, Field Tests, Student Motivation
Simmons, Susan A.; Jones, Wesley M., Jr; Bolt, Cynthia E. – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
Assurance of learning and its assessment are critical focal points in collegiate schools of business as programs strive to achieve or maintain Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation. Prior research suggests that student learning in business core disciplines can be measured by the Educational Testing Service Major Field…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Education, Outcome Measures, Predictor Variables
Bielinska-Kwapisz, Agnieszka; Brown, F. William; Semenik, Richard – Journal of Education for Business, 2012
The Major Field Test in Business (MFT-B), a standardized assessment test of business knowledge among undergraduate business seniors, is widely used to measure student achievement. The Educational Testing Service, publisher of the assessment, provides data that allow institutions to compare their own MFT-B performance to national norms, but that…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Academic Achievement, Field Tests, National Norms
Settlage, Daniel Murray; Settlage, Latisha Ann – Journal of Education for Business, 2011
The Major Field Test in Business (MFT-B) is a widely used end-of-program assessment tool; however, several challenges arise when using the test in this capacity. Changing student demographics and the lack of a statistical framework are two of the most vexing issues confronting educators when using the MFT-B for programmatic assessment. The authors…
Descriptors: Field Tests, Educational Change, Models, Academic Achievement
Contreras, Salvador; Badua, Frank; Chen, Jiun Shiu; Adrian, Mitchell – Journal of Education for Business, 2011
The authors investigated the results of the Educational Testing Service Major Field Test (ETS-MFT) administered to business majors at a U.S. state university. Longitudinal trends and cross-sectional differences are documented, including significant performance differences among students of different majors. Findings suggest that a cohort affect…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Test Results, Academic Achievement
Black, H. Tyrone; Duhon, David L. – Journal of Education for Business, 2003
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…
Descriptors: Test Results, Test Reliability, Standardized Tests, Accreditation (Institutions)
