Business Assessment Test Results San Diego State University 2010

General Method 80 Multiple Choice Qs covering all business topics Administered to 1,939 test takers on 7 CSU campuses during the 2009-2010 Academic Year Questions come from a pool of questions developed across the CSU system Analysis in 2007 allowed for the identification of 22 items of questionable validity. Results in years since 2007 are reported both “Unadjusted” (including the 22 items thus allowing for comparisons to previous years’ results) and “Adjusted” (omitting the 22 items thus providing for a more valid test. Efforts in Fall 2009 replaced some questions in Finance & Statistics Efforts underway in 2010 to completely overhaul the exam producing a new and improved, more valid and comprehensive test.

SDSU Method Exam administered in almost all Spring sections of MGT 405, during regular class time 526 students took the exam (27.1% of total sample – largest of all campuses). This included 402 in Spring 2010 & 124 in Fall 2009*. All students received some form of extra credit incentive Not true with all other CSU campuses Following 2008 findings that calculator use did not make a difference in performance, test administration has reverted to “No Calculators Allowed” * One section took the test in Fall 2009 as part of a Closing the Loop pilot project.

Average Performance All CSU SDSU Mean (Adjusted) 52.86% 56.41%

Comparative Statistics CAMPUS MEAN #1 San Diego 56.4% #2 53.1% #3 53.0% #4 52.9% #5 50.8% #6 50.7% #7 47.1%

Subject Area Results – SDSU vs Subject Area Results – SDSU vs. all CSU Percent of questions answered correctly within each subject area (all scores are adjusted to omit 22 questions) All SDSU All CSU Marketing 76.68 70.46 Management 68.44 66.42 MIS 62.48 62.30 Economics 54.90 50.97 Accounting 53.87 52.68 Business Law 49.76 47.88 Finance 44.57 42.51 Statistics 42.30 39.26

SDSU Subject Area Results Percent of questions answered correctly within each subject area (all scores are adjusted to omit 22 questions) All Majors Marketing 76.68 84.27 Management 68.44 72.68 MIS 62.48 84.21 Economics 54.90 Accounting 53.87 74.06 Business Law 49.76 Finance 44.57 58.50 Statistics 42.30

A closer look at statistics Overall Performance: 42.30% 301 Non-Takers 42.33% 37.4% of the test takers (FIN - 45.1%, IS - 36.8%, IB - 38.8%) 301 Takers 42.28% (ACC, MGT, MKT) 62.6% of the test takers Among 301 Takers: MKT (requires “C”) 46.71% Others (ACC, 39.6% & MGT, 39.1%)

Some interesting demographic comparisons . . . Status Full-Time Part-Time Mean Score 56.1 53.8 Age 20-25 26-30 31-35 36+ Mean Score 56.1 54.5 59.2 54.3 Hrs Worked Mean Score 0-10 56.0 11-20 55.4 21-30 57.5 31-40 54.6 > 40 53.6 Gender Male Female Mean Score 57.6 53.8 Ethnicity Mean Score Asian 55.3 Black 56.9 Hispanic 51.6 Middle Eastern 58.0 White 57.7 Other 52.6 Status Native Transfer Mean Score 56.8 55.1 Home Language English Other English/Other Balanced Mean Score 56.7 52.5 51.3

SDSU Longitudinal Comparisons Year Unadjusted Mean Adjusted Mean 2010 53.14% 56.41% 2009 51.48% 55.33% 2008 50.80% 54.86% 2007 50.25% 2006 50.10% 2005 2004 50.63%