The Impact of Testing Accommodations on MCAT Scores: Descriptive Results
The Impact of Testing Accommodations on MCAT Scores: Descriptive Results
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考试便利对 MCAT 分数的影响：描述性结果
DOI：
10.1097/00001888-200404000-00017
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2004
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A. E. Hilger
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E. Julian;D. J. Ingersoll;Patricia M. Etienne;A. E. Hilger
目的.医学院入学考试（MCAT）考生与残疾人谁接收住宿收到标记分数表明非标准管理。本报告比较了接受住宿的MCAT考生及其表现与标准考生。法所有1994-2000年MCAT考生的综合历史记录被确定为标记（2，401）或标准（297，880），然后按种族/民族（在测试时被广泛确定为代表性不足的少数民族和非URM）和性别进一步分类。标记分数的患者还根据残疾（LD =学习障碍，ADHD =注意缺陷多动障碍，LD/ADHD =学习障碍和注意缺陷多动障碍，其他=其他残疾）和适应类型进行分类。计算所有组的平均MCAT评分。一组866名考生参加了MCAT第一次作为一个标准的管理，随后与住宿。在一项单独的分析中，他们的两组分数进行了比较。结果不到1%的受试者（2，401人）有住宿;其中，55%为LD，17%为ADHD，5%为LD/ADHD，23%为其他。延长时间是最经常提供的住宿。平均标记分数略高于所有MCAT部分的平均标准分数。在标准管理后重新参加MCAT的考生的分数增加了6分，是另一项研究中标准-标准重新测试队列的平均增益的四倍。结论较小但统计上显著不同的较高标记分数可能反映了适当的补偿或过于慷慨的住宿。延长时间对那些重新测试的分数有积极的影响。标记的MCAT在预测医学院成功方面的有效性尚不清楚，进一步的调查正在进行中。
Purpose. Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) examinees with disabilities who receive accommodations receive flagged scores indicating nonstandard administration. This report compares MCAT examinees who received accommodations and their performances with standard examinees. Method. Aggregate history records of all 1994–2000 MCAT examinees were identified as flagged (2,401) or standard (297,880), then further sorted by race/ethnicity (broadly identified as underrepresented minority and non-URM, at the time of testing) and gender. Those with flagged scores were also classified by disability (LD = learning disability, ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, LD/ADHD = learning disability and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Other = other disability) and type of accommodation. Mean MCAT scores were calculated for all groups. A group of 866 examinees took the MCAT first as a standard administration and subsequently with accommodations. In a separate analysis, their two sets of scores were compared. Results. Less than 1% of examinees (2,401) had accommodations; of these, 55% were LD, 17% ADHD, 5% LD/ADHD, and 23% Other. Extended time was the most frequently provided accommodation. Mean flagged scores slightly exceeded mean standard scores on all MCAT sections. Examinees who retook the MCAT with accommodations after a standard administration increased their scores by six points, quadrupling the average gain by Standard–Standard retest cohort from another study. Conclusion. The small but statistically significant different higher flagged scores may reflect either appropriate compensation or overly generous accommodations. Extended time had a positive impact on the scores of those who retested with this accommodation. The validity of the flagged MCAT in predicting success in medical school is not known, and further investigation is underway.