20140126

SPCI pre-test comparison: Cuesta College SLO vs. NC campuses

The Star Properties Concept Inventory (SPCI, developed by Janelle Bailey, University of Nevada-Las Vegas) was administered to Astronomy 210 (one-semester introductory astronomy) students at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA during the first week, at both the main San Luis Obispo campus and the North County campus at Paso Robles.

NC campus
(section 30674)    
SLO Campus
(section 30676)
N31 students*50 students*
low  3  0
mean      6.4 ± 2.0  6.5 ± 3.2
high1116

*Excludes students with negative informed consent forms (*.pdf)

Student's t-test of the null hypothesis results in p = 0.88 (t = -0.416, sdev = 2.78, degrees of freedom = 79), thus there is no significant difference between the pre-test scores of these two sections.

Later this semester (spring semester 2014), a comparison will be made between the pre- to post-test gains for both sections, separate and combined.

Previous posts:
  • SASS, SPCI and student learning outcomes assessment (fall semester 2013) .
  • SASS, SPCI and student learning outcomes assessment (spring semester 2012).
  • SPCI and student learning outcomes (fall semester 2011).
  • SPCI gains (spring semester 2009).
  • SPCI gains (spring semester 2008).
  • SPCI gains (fall semester 2007).
  • SPCI gains (summer session 2007).
  • SPCI gains (spring semester 2006-spring semester 2007).
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