Assurance of Learning and the MFT: Closing the Loops With an Online Review

The authors describe the four stages of the closing the loop process undertaken by a college of business (COB) over a 6-year period. The COB developed and offered an online, noncredit review course to help students prepare for the Major Field Test in Business (MFT). Early results demonstrated the ef...

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Published inJournal of education for business Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 126 - 132
Main Authors Middleton, Karen L., Loveland, Karen A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Routledge 03.04.2014
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Achievement Tests
assessment
Business Administration Education
Business schools
closing the loop
College Entrance Examinations
College Outcomes Assessment
College Students
Field study
Foreign Students
Gender Differences
Hispanic American Students
Instructional Effectiveness
International education
Major Field Achievement Test in Business
Major Field Test
MFT
Noncredit Courses
Online Courses
online review course
Racial Differences
SAT (College Admission Test)
Scores
student learning
Test Coaching
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Summary:The authors describe the four stages of the closing the loop process undertaken by a college of business (COB) over a 6-year period. The COB developed and offered an online, noncredit review course to help students prepare for the Major Field Test in Business (MFT). Early results demonstrated the efficacy of the course as student scores rose from the 40th percentile to the 65th percentile. The authors analyze stage 4 data to determine the relationship between the online review and MFT performance. Results suggest the impact of the online review course diminishes as overall performance increases. Assessment outcomes may be influenced by the number of Hispanic and international students taking the MFT.
ISSN:0883-2323
1940-3356
DOI:10.1080/08832323.2013.778806