Volume 2
Volume 2, Number 24 |
May 1, 2004 |
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John H. Reynolds
Herbert E. (Bart) Longenecker, Jr
Jeffrey P. Landry
J. Harold Pardue
Brooks Applegate
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Abstract: There is a growing need for requiring assessment of Information Systems (IS) curricula. A beta test of an IS exit assessment exam was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using such an exam to make subgroup comparisons. A comparison of subgroup descriptive statistics on the overall exam and eight skill areas suggests meaningful data can be derived for curricula assessment. The data suggests the most reliable foundation for future comparison and assessment of IS student achievement and IS curricula effectiveness would be a classification structure based on a school’s mapping of its IS courses to the IS model curriculum as opposed to year in curriculum or discipline area classifications. In addition, it was determined that there is an absolute requirement for verification of student classification and other demographic data to insure validity of the measurements.
Keywords: IS education, IS model curriculum, IS exit exam, assessment
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Recommended Citation: Reynolds, Longenecker, Landry, et al (2004). Information Systems National Assessment Update: The Results of a Beta Test of a New Information Systems Exit Exam Based on the IS 2002 Model Curriculum. Information Systems Education Journal, 2 (24). http://isedj.org/2/24/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2003: §3415. ISSN: 1542-7382.)