San Diego State University 2011
80 Multiple Choice Qs covering all business topics Administered to 2,025 test takers on 10 CSU campuses during the Academic Year Questions come from a pool of questions developed across the CSU system Exam was significantly revised in 2010 by a consortium of CSU schools. Revision aimed at improving validity and comprehensiveness. As a result of revision, BAT now includes measures of: Global Operations Ethics
Exam administered in Spring sections of MGT 405, during regular class time*, 48.6% of all Spring 405 students took the exam. 305 students took the exam (15.1% of total sample). 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” *MWF sections excluded due to lack of in-class time.
All CSUSDSU Mean56.49%57.92%
CAMPUSMEAN SDSU 57.92% # % #3/#4 (Tie) 54.43% #3/#4 (Tie) 54.43% # % # % # % # % # % # %
SDSUALL CSU Marketing Management Information Systems Accounting Finance Business Law Statistics Operations Ethics Global Economics
AllMajors Accounting Economics48.0 Ethics93.3 Finance Information Systems Global/International Law42.3 Management Marketing Operations61.2 Statistics58.0
Overall Performance:58.0% 301 Non-Takers55.9% 40.7% of the test takers (FIN – 60.2%, IS – 48.2%, IB – 52.1%) 301 Takers59.2% (ACC, MGT, MKT) 59.3% of the test takers Among 301 Takers: MKT (requires “C”)57.0% Others (ACC, 62.2% & MGT, 58.5%)
StatusFull-TimePart-Time Mean Score GenderMaleFemale Mean Score StatusNativeTransfer Mean Score Home Language EnglishOtherEnglish/Other Balanced Mean Score Age Mean Score Hrs Worked Mean Score > EthnicityMean Score Asian57.3 Black53.3 Hispanic54.6 White60.1 Other54.0
Year Revised Test Mean Unadjusted Mean Adjusted Mean % %56.41% %55.33% %54.86% % % % %