TABLE 2.
Item count and performance as a function of exam and item type
| Course | Exam | Retention items | Transfer items | Indeterminate items | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of items | M (SD) | Min. | No. of items | M (SD) | Min. | No. of items | M (SD) | Min. | ||
| BIOL 1107 | Exam 1 | 7 | 0.75 (0.18) | 0.29 | 7 | 0.74 (0.20) | 0.14 | 6 | 0.76 (0.19) | 0.17 |
| Exam 2 | 7 | 0.72 (0.14) | 0.29 | 5 | 0.54 (0.22) | 0.00 | 9 | 0.78 (0.16) | 0.33 | |
| Exam 3 | 1 | 0.95 (0.21) | 0.00 | 13 | 0.72 (0.20) | 0.23 | 6 | 0.79 (0.18) | 0.33 | |
| Exam 4 | 6 | 0.72 (0.18) | 0.17 | 6 | 0.73 (0.24) | 0.17 | 8 | 0.74 (0.15) | 0.12 | |
| BIOL 1108 | Exam 1 | 5 | 0.96 (0.10) | 0.60 | 8 | 0.71 (0.13) | 0.50 | 6 | 0.96 (0.08) | 0.67 |
| Exam 2 | 5 | 0.86 (0.16) | 0.40 | 4 | 0.92 (0.16) | 0.25 | 9 | 0.86 (0.10) | 0.67 | |
| Exam 3 | 5 | 0.94 (0.11) | 0.60 | 9 | 0.77 (0.16) | 0.33 | 6 | 0.92 (0.11) | 0.67 | |
| Exam 4 | 5 | 0.81 (0.18) | 0.40 | 9 | 0.82 (0.14) | 0.33 | 5 | 0.89 (0.15) | 0.60 | |
aReported statistics are for the proportion of items correct for the given exam and item type. Statistics are calculated from the sample who completed the concept-building task (including non-learners) and had complete exam scores, n = 110 for BIOL 1107 and n = 45 for BIOL 1108. Min., minimum. Maximum proportion correct was 1.00 for all item types for all exams.