Psychometric Properties of a Higher Education Admission Test

The objective of this study is to demonstrate the psychometric properties of the Aptitude Academic Test of the Instituto Tecnológico of Costa Rica, and it presents evidences about the content, construct and criteria. On this non-experimental and correlational study participated the students who appl...

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Main Author: Moreira-Mora, Tania Elena
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2021
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/32833
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Summary:The objective of this study is to demonstrate the psychometric properties of the Aptitude Academic Test of the Instituto Tecnológico of Costa Rica, and it presents evidences about the content, construct and criteria. On this non-experimental and correlational study participated the students who applied for this test on 2019, 57% of them were men and 43% women, 74% came from public high schools and the rest, from private and subsidized schools. The findings demonstrate that the specification table provides the first evidence associated with the test content, whose mathematical and verbal indicators are significantly associated with the trait of academic aptitude. Additionally, the predictive value of these test indicators and the grades of diversified education were verified with the performance of the students in the first period. It is concluded that validation should be a permanent and rigorous process to consolidate the design of a standardized test and guarantee the proper use and interpretation of its results.