College of BusinessCollege of BusinessSan José State UniversitySan José State University

Business Assessment TestBusiness Assessment Test

Spring 2005Spring 2005

About the CSU BATAbout the CSU BAT

• Business Assessment TestBusiness Assessment Test– Developed as lower-cost alternative to the ETS major Developed as lower-cost alternative to the ETS major

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• Categories of questionsCategories of questions

• SJSU COB - Scores range from 14 to 61 out of 79SJSU COB - Scores range from 14 to 61 out of 79

Accountancy Business Law Economics Finance

Management Marketing MIS Statistics

44.8

40.9 40.740.4

40.039.6

39.0 38.938.4

37.937.3 37.2

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BAT Mean Score: 39.42BAT Mean Score: 39.42

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Percent of questions answered correctly Percent of questions answered correctly within each subject area (N=443)within each subject area (N=443)

51%46% 48%

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Percent of questions answered correctly Percent of questions answered correctly within each subject area (N=443)within each subject area (N=443)

51.3%46.2% 47.7%

41.6%37.8%

45.1%

57.0%

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Compared with ETS 2002

51.3%46.1%

37.8% 37.8%38.2%

47.3%

Percent of questions answered correctly Percent of questions answered correctly by by ConcentrationConcentration

53%50%

47% 49% 50% 48% 48%

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N=53 N=65 N=18 N=73 N=13 N=86 N=113

Score by Enrollment & Work HoursScore by Enrollment & Work Hours

39.4

40.740.4

38.4

38.8

39.2

39.9

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21-30hours per

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N=361 N=72 N=110 N=91 N=120 N=74 N=33

Score by Language & Transfer StatusScore by Language & Transfer Status

39.739.5

38.1

39.9

38.9

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Communicatebest in English

Communicatebetter inanother

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Communicateequally well in

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Transferstudents

Not transferstudents

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N=339 N=31 N=65

38.439.0

37.836.5

43.0 42.9

40.139.3

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Asian/AsianAmerican

Black orAfrican-

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Mexican-American,

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otherHispanic

MiddleEastern

NativeAmerican

White Other Decline tospecify

Score by EthnicityScore by EthnicityS

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N=216 N=7 N=44 N=10 N=1 N=94 N=28 N=8

Scores by Gender/Age (Overall)Scores by Gender/Age (Overall)

37.7

40.5

38.4

41.943.7

42.040.6

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N=211 N=218 N=327 N=62 N=15 N=7 N=7

38.3

41.5 41.9

39.8

37.7

39.5

42.4

45.3

34.0

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26-30

31-35

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36-40

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Scores by Gender/AgeScores by Gender/Age

MalesMalesFemalesFemales

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Age

N=155 N=32 N=9 N=5 N=3 N=172 N=30 N=6 N=2 N=4

Percent of questions answered correctly Percent of questions answered correctly within each subject area (N=443)within each subject area (N=443)

51%46% 48%

42%38%

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57%

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70%

Percent of questions answered correctlyPercent of questions answered correctlywithin each subject areawithin each subject area

Accounting Majors (N=53)Accounting Majors (N=53)

51%

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51%

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49% 48%

55%

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Finance & Corp. Finance Majors (N=65Finance & Corp. Finance Majors (N=65))

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44%48%

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HRM Majors (N=18)HRM Majors (N=18)

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MIS Majors (N=73)MIS Majors (N=73)

50%43% 47%

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47% 47%50%

46%

36%

53%

63%58%

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80%

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International Business Majors (N=13)International Business Majors (N=13)

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Percent of questions answered correctly Percent of questions answered correctly within each subject area within each subject area

Management Majors (N= 86)Management Majors (N= 86)

56%

43%48%

43%

34%

42%

56%

63%

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48.9%

41.0%

46.8%43.8%

34.9%

44.8%

63.8% 63.4%

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40%

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60%

70%

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Marketing Majors (N= 113)Marketing Majors (N= 113)

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