Off line I am enclosing a quick quiz I use, and will use tonight in fact (!). It asks the student to demonstrate visualization of a rectangle, select an equation for area, and one for perimeter, and write that equation in words before plugging in numbers. I throw in a few details to 'mess' up the perimeter, just to make it more complex.
Finally it requires the student to compare the area against a target value to determine whether the area is large enough for the application. Nothing terribly complex WRT the math or arithmetic. Can the student read an equation, understand the terms in it, and select the correct input numbers. Oh, and the units, which are metric. Not all of my BSMgt and MBA students are completely successful, but it gets the point across. Statistics? Well, maybe, maybe not. Visualization, use of an equation, calculation, assessment of magnitudes..... Maybe it adds up. You tell me. Jay Rich Einsporn wrote: > Greetings, > > I 'm hoping someone has a link to a test that would be given to incoming > college students to measure their level of readiness for a typical stats > course. The tests that I am familiar with are more suited to placing > students in algebra, calculus, or other math courses. What I am looking > for would be a test that is geared specifically toward statistics. > > Thanks for the help. > > Rich Einsporn > U. of Akron > > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= -- Jay Warner Principal Scientist Warner Consulting, Inc. 4444 North Green Bay Road Racine, WI 53404-1216 USA Ph: (262) 634-9100 FAX: (262) 681-1133 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.a2q.com The A2Q Method (tm) -- What do you want to improve today? . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
