SAUM Additional Online Case Studies & Appendices

Assessment of Quantitative Reasoning in
Applied Psychology at Portland State University

Robert R. Sinclair, Ph.D., Dalton Miller-Jones, Ph.D., Jennifer Sommers, M.A.

Portland State University

Department of Psychology

Table 3

Quantitative Literacy Performance Scores for Difference Class Levels

 

Quantitative Literacy Subscales

Proportion of Questions Correctly Answered

Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

High Challenge

Total sample*

Psychology majors only*

34%

44%

 

36%

43%

 

45%

51%

 

49%

54%

Low Challenge

Total sample*

Psychology majors only*

50%

57%

53%

58%

60%

60%

65%

65%

Statistics

Total sample*

Psychology majors only*

54%

61%

60%

66%

62%

71%

67%

76%

Research Design

Total sample*

Psychology majors only

46%

54%

48%

53%

50%

57%

53%

60%

Psychological Measurement

Total sample*

Psychology majors only

31%

41%

32%

39%

38%

41%

41%

46%

Total Test

Total sample

Psychology majors only

45%

53%

48%

53%

 

51%

57%

54%

61%

Note. * = Significant differences across class levels on each exam score (p < .05).