Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection

In the hypothesis testing process, one of the difficult steps was in determining the appropriate significance test 10 use. Any misstep in the selection process could cause the users to come to the wrong conclusion. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of STestMAP to help in the selection o...

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Main Authors: Tang, Howe Eng, Lau, Ung Hua, Foo, Kien Kheng, Liew, Chin Ying, Chang, Robin Yee Hui, Ling, Teck Yee
Format: Proceeding
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2009
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/243/1/Effectiveness_of_Stestmap_on_Facilitating_Significance.pdf
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author Tang, Howe Eng
Lau, Ung Hua
Foo, Kien Kheng
Liew, Chin Ying
Chang, Robin Yee Hui
Ling, Teck Yee
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Lau, Ung Hua
Foo, Kien Kheng
Liew, Chin Ying
Chang, Robin Yee Hui
Ling, Teck Yee
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description In the hypothesis testing process, one of the difficult steps was in determining the appropriate significance test 10 use. Any misstep in the selection process could cause the users to come to the wrong conclusion. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of STestMAP to help in the selection ofthe significance test. The study was quantitative in nature. Three instruments, which consisted of prior knowledge test, pre-test and post-test were adopted and administered. Data collection was carried out through paper-and-pencil tests. Quantitative (descriptive and inferential analysis) data analysis techniques were utilized. In Malaysia, a random sample of49 respondents from two public universities in Sarawak was chosen. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test showed that there was a statistically significant difference in pre-test and post-test for the control group, Z=-3.978, p=0.001 as well asfor the experimental group, Z=-4.275, p=0.001. In comparing the scores between the experimental and control group, however, the test indicated insignificant difference, Z=-0.142, p=0.887.111 Singapore, 29 respondents were selected on a voluntary basis from one of the public universities. Paired t-Test showed that there was a significant gain in the pre and post-tests (t= 7.678, p=0.001). For both Malaysia and Singapore, the analysis on the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) revealed statistical significant differences for certain group comparisons.
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spelling unimas-2432015-11-03T07:31:02Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/243/ Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection Tang, Howe Eng Lau, Ung Hua Foo, Kien Kheng Liew, Chin Ying Chang, Robin Yee Hui Ling, Teck Yee LB Theory and practice of education In the hypothesis testing process, one of the difficult steps was in determining the appropriate significance test 10 use. Any misstep in the selection process could cause the users to come to the wrong conclusion. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of STestMAP to help in the selection ofthe significance test. The study was quantitative in nature. Three instruments, which consisted of prior knowledge test, pre-test and post-test were adopted and administered. Data collection was carried out through paper-and-pencil tests. Quantitative (descriptive and inferential analysis) data analysis techniques were utilized. In Malaysia, a random sample of49 respondents from two public universities in Sarawak was chosen. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test showed that there was a statistically significant difference in pre-test and post-test for the control group, Z=-3.978, p=0.001 as well asfor the experimental group, Z=-4.275, p=0.001. In comparing the scores between the experimental and control group, however, the test indicated insignificant difference, Z=-0.142, p=0.887.111 Singapore, 29 respondents were selected on a voluntary basis from one of the public universities. Paired t-Test showed that there was a significant gain in the pre and post-tests (t= 7.678, p=0.001). For both Malaysia and Singapore, the analysis on the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) revealed statistical significant differences for certain group comparisons. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2009 Proceeding NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/243/1/Effectiveness_of_Stestmap_on_Facilitating_Significance.pdf Tang, Howe Eng and Lau, Ung Hua and Foo, Kien Kheng and Liew, Chin Ying and Chang, Robin Yee Hui and Ling, Teck Yee (2009) Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection. In: International Conference on University Education, UITM.
spellingShingle LB Theory and practice of education
Tang, Howe Eng
Lau, Ung Hua
Foo, Kien Kheng
Liew, Chin Ying
Chang, Robin Yee Hui
Ling, Teck Yee
Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection
title Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection
title_full Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection
title_fullStr Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection
title_short Effectiveness Of Stestmap On Facilitating Significance Test Selection
title_sort effectiveness of stestmap on facilitating significance test selection
topic LB Theory and practice of education
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/243/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/243/1/Effectiveness_of_Stestmap_on_Facilitating_Significance.pdf