2014 MAJOR FIELD TEST RESULTS – COMPARISONS BETWEEN BIOLOGY MAJOR TRACKS (Percentile rankings from comparison to data for Sept 2010 – July 2014) BS: Cell/Molecular (n=6) BS: Environ/Nat’l Hist (n=4) BS: General (n=10) BA (n=11) %ile in %ile in %ile in %ile in %ile in %ile in %ile in %ile in Mean Main Mean Main Mean Main Mean Main Entire Entire Entire Entire Score Reference Score Reference Score Reference Score Reference Database Database Database Database Group a, b Group Group Group Total Test Scaled 164 68 77 152 35 44 159 54 64 154 40 50 Score Cell 63 68 76 49 24 32 61 61 70 55 45 56 Biology Molecular Biology 68 83 87 51 35 44 56 49 59 51 35 44 and Genetics 64 70 76 49 29 36 58 53 61 52 34 42 Biology Biology, 54 41 49 58 55 62 58 55 62 57 48 56 Evolution, Ecology a. “Main Reference Group” = US News and World Report “National Liberal Arts Colleges” that do not grade students individually using the Major Field Test b. Percentile rankings are for individual student scores rather than institutional means
2014 MAJOR FIELD TEST RESULTS – COMPARISONS BETWEEN BIOLOGY MAJOR TRACKS (Percentile rankings from comparison to data for Sept 2010 – July 2014) BS: Cell/Molecular (n=6) BS: Environ/Nat’l Hist (n=4) BS: General (n=10) BA (n=11) Mean Score %ile in Main Reference Group a, b %ile in Entire Database Mean Score %ile in Main Reference Group %ile in Entire Database Mean Score %ile in Main Reference Group %ile in Entire Database Mean Score %ile in Main Reference Group %ile in Entire Database Total Test Scaled Score 164 68 77 152 35 44 159 54 64 154 40 50 Cell Biology 63 68 76 49 24 32 61 61 70 55 45 56 Molecular Biology and Genetics 68 83 87 51 35 44 56 49 59 51 35 44 Biology 64 70 76 49 29 36 58 53 61 52 34 42 Biology, Evolution, Ecology 54 41 49 58 55 62 58 55 62 57 48 56 a. “Main Reference Group” = US News and World Report “National Liberal Arts Colleges” that do not grade students individually using the Major Field Test b. Percentile rankings are for individual student scores rather than institutional means
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