Alla Sikorskii|Vince Melfi|Dennis Gilliland|Jennifer J. Kaplan|Suzie E. Ahn
Quantitative Literacy at Michigan State University, 1: Development and Initial Evaluation of the Assessment
Michigan State University|Michigan State University|Michigan State University|Michigan State University|Michigan State University
development psychometric testing results administration quantitative literacy ql assessment undergraduate students describedthree forms developed covering wide range skills contexts quantitative information presentation formatsfollowing item generation revision based preliminary testing cognitive interviewing total 3701 consented undergraduate students michigan state university completed one three formstwo forms contained 14 multiplechoice items one form contained 17 multiplechoice itemsall forms completed students less 30 minutesevidence validity reliability obtained three formsunidimensionality underlying construct established using confirmatory factor analysiscorrelations act university mathematics placement test ranged 41 67 correlations lipkus numeracy scale ranged 40 45cronbachs alphas three forms near exceeded 70comparison student ql performance according demographic characteristics revealed gender differences males scoring higher femalesthese gender differences persisted even controlling act composite scoresraceethnicity differences significant unadjusted analysis persist act composite scores adjusted analysesthe three newly developed forms ql assessment need tested future determine capture effects interventions aim improve ql