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Assessment of Quantitative
Reasoning in Applied Psychology at Portland State University
Robert R. Sinclair, Ph.D. Dalton Miller-Jones, Ph.D Jennifer A. Sommers,
M.A. Portland State University Department of Psychology
APPENDIX A Tables Table 1 Psychology M
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Quantitative Literacy Subscales
Proportion of Questions Correctly Answered |
Psychology Majors |
Non-Majors |
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High Challenge* |
50%
N=270 |
37% N = 482 |
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Low Challenge* |
60%
N=270 |
50% N = 482 |
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Statistics |
70%
N=270 |
57% N = 482 |
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Research Design* |
57%
N=270 |
46% N = 482 |
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Psychological Measurement |
43%
N=268 |
34% N = 480 |
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Total* |
57%
N=270 |
46% N = 481 |
Note. * = Differences between
majors and non-majors (p < .001).
Table 2
Overall
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Curriculum Stage
Proportion of Questions Correctly Answered |
Majors |
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No Introductory Psychology Course Completed |
52% N = 5
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One or Both Introductory Psychology Courses |
56% N = 150 |
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Statistics and One or Both Introductory Psychology
Courses |
56% N = 148 |
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Statistics, One or Both Introductory Psychology
Courses,
and Research Methods |
61% N = 74 |
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Total |
57% N = 270
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Table 3
Quantitative Literacy
Performance Scores for Difference Class Levels
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Quantitative Literacy Subscales Proportion of Questions Correctly Answered |
Freshmen |
Sophomores |
Juniors |
Seniors |
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High Challenge Total sample* Psychology majors only* |
34% 44% |
36% 43% |
45% 51% |
49% 54% |
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Low Challenge Total sample* Psychology majors only* |
50% 57% |
53% 58% |
60% 60% |
65% 65% |
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Statistics Total sample* Psychology majors only* |
54% 61% |
60% 66% |
62% 71% |
67% 76% |
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Research Design Total sample* Psychology majors only |
46% 54% |
48% 53% |
50% 57% |
53% 60% |
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Psychological Measurement Total sample* Psychology majors only |
31% 41% |
32% 39% |
38% 41% |
41% 46% |
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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).