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2015 Major Field Test

Comparative Data Guide

Major Field Test for Psychology

The annual Comparative Data Guide (CDG) contains tables of scaled scores and percentiles for individual student scores and institutional means drawn directly from senior test takers across the nation. The report provides descriptive statistics based on the number of students that have completed the Major Field Test (MFT) for Psychology since it was released in September 2014 through June 2015. Information about an institution gathered through MFT administrations cannot be released in any form attributable to or identifiable with an individual institution. The anonymity of each institution’s performance is maintained by reporting only the aggregate performance of the selected reference group.

Below are descriptions of the various tables provided in this guide:

Individual Students Total Score/Subscore Distributions – The distributions in these tables may be used to interpret

individual student results by determining what percent of those taking the test at the selected institutions attained scores below that of a particular student. Each table shows scaled score intervals for Total Score and Subscores separately. By looking up the Total Score or Subscore and reading across the row to the corresponding number in the column headed “Percent Below,” the percent of individuals scoring below any interval can be determined.

Institutional Means Total Score/Subscore Distributions – The distributions in these tables present the number of institutions at each mean score level. These tables provide a way to compare the Total Score and Subscore means for your institution with those of other participating institutions you selected. These tables show the mean of means (or the average of the mean scores for those institutions/programs selected) as well as the standard deviations of those means.

Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions – The assessment indicator summary information in

these tables includes the frequency distribution of departmental/program means for each assessment indicator. These tables show the distribution of institutional rounded means as well as the average and standard deviations of those means.

Note that not all MFT titles in all subject areas generate subscores or assessment indicators. Please refer to the test content description for your subject area of interest at www.ets.org/mft/about/content to determine which score types you should expect to generate for your MFT test subject.

The following considerations should be kept in mind when interpreting comparative data:

This data should be considered comparative rather than normative because the institutions included in the data do not

represent proportionally the various types of higher education institutions and programs. The data are drawn entirely from institutions that choose to use MFT. Such a self-selected sample may not be representative of all institutions or programs.

The number of students tested and sampling procedures vary from one institution to another. Therefore, it is impossible to

verify that the students tested at each institution are representative of all the institution’s students in that program.

It is important that these comparisons involve students at approximately the same point in their educational careers. The

tables report data for seniors only. Students who are not seniors are excluded from these calculations.

The tables report data for institutions/programs that have tested five (5) or more seniors. Institutions/programs with fewer

than five (5) test takers are excluded from these calculations. No single institution accounts for more than 3% percent of all the students included.

For more information about this report or other ways the Major Field Tests can help your program, contact an ETS Advisor at [email protected] or call 1-800-745-0269.

The following tables include tests taken as of June 30, 2015.

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Institution List Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 through June 2015.

Adams State College, CO Albertus Magnus College, CT Albion College, MI Albright College, PA Alma College, MI American Public University System, WV Anderson University (IN), IN Austin Peay State University, TN Ave Maria University, FL

Baker University - CAS, KS Ball State University, IN Benedict College, SC Benedictine College, KS Bennett College for Women, NC Berea College, KY Berry College, GA Biola University, CA Birmingham-Southern College, AL Black Hills State University, SD Bloomsburg University, PA Bluefield College, VA Brigham Young University (ID), ID Bryan College, TN Butler University, IN Cabrini College , PA Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Canisius College, NY Carroll College, MT Carroll University, WI Catholic University of America, DC Cedar Crest College, PA Centenary College of Louisiana, LA Central Methodist University, MO Chapman University, CA Christopher Newport University, VA Citadel, The, SC Clemson University, SC College of Coastal Georgia, GA College of Idaho, ID College of Saint Elizabeth, NJ College of St. Scholastica, The, MN Colorado Christian University, CO Colorado Mesa University, CO Concord University, WV Cornerstone University, MI Cottey College, MO Covenant College, GA Delta State University, MS Dillard University, LA Dixie State College of Utah, UT East Central University, OK East Texas Baptist University, TX Eastern Connecticut State University, CT Eastern Nazarene College, MA

Eastern University, PA Edward Waters College, FL Elizabeth City State University, NC Elmhurst College, IL Emmanuel College (GA), GA Emory & Henry College, VA

Endicott College, MA Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ Faulkner University, AL Felician College - Lodi, NJ Ferris State University, MI Fisk University, TN Flagler College - St. Augustine, FL Freed-Hardeman University, TN Furman University, SC

George Fox University (OR), OR Georgia College & State University, GA Gonzaga University, WA Greensboro College, NC Grove City College, PA Gustavus Adolphus College, MN Hanover College, IN Henderson State University, AR Hendrix College, AR High Point University, NC Hillsdale College, MI Hofstra University, NY Holy Family University, PA Hood College, MD Houston Baptist University, TX Indiana University South Bend, IN Indiana Wesleyan University, IN Ithaca College, NY Jacksonville State University, AL James Madison University, VA John Brown University, AR John Carroll University, OH Kennesaw State University, GA Kenyon College, OH King College, TN Kings College, PA Lafayette College, PA Lake Forest College, IL Lake Superior State University, MI Langston University, OK Lebanon Valley College, PA Lincoln University (MO), MO Longwood University, VA Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA Loyola University New Orleans , LA Lubbock Christian University, TX Manchester College, IN Martin Methodist College, TN Mary Baldwin College, VA McMurry University, TX McNeese State University, LA Mercer University, GA Messiah College, PA Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO MidAmerica Nazarene University, KS

Milligan College, TN Minot State University, ND Mississippi State University, MS Missouri Baptist University, MO Missouri State University, MO Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO

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Missouri Western State University, MO Monmouth College, IL Morehouse College, GA Mount Aloysius College, PA Mount Vernon Nazarene University, OH Muskingum University, OH Nazareth College of Rochester, NY Newberry College, SC Northern Kentucky University, KY Northern State University, SD Northwest Nazarene University, ID Norwich University, VT Nova Southeastern University, FL Nyack College, NY Oglethorpe University, GA Ohio Northern University, OH Ohio Valley University, WV Otterbein College, OH Pacific Union College, CA Palo Alto University, CA Pfeiffer University, NC Philadelphia University, PA Piedmont College, GA

Quincy University, IL Randolph College, VA Rollins College, FL Saint Anselm College, NH Saint Leo University, FL Saint Vincent College, PA Salem College, NC Schreiner University, TX Seattle Pacific University, WA Shawnee State University, OH Shenandoah University, VA Shepherd University, WV Sierra Nevada College, NV Southern Adventist University, TN Southern Nazarene University, OK Spelman College, GA Spring Hill College, AL Stevenson University, MD Tennessee Tech University, TN Tennessee Temple University, TN Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, TX Texas Lutheran University, TX Trine University, IN Trinity Christian College, IL Troy University - Global, AL Troy University - Troy, AL Truman State University, MO United States Air Force Academy, CO

United States Military Academy, NY University of Central Arkansas, AR University of Central Oklahoma, OK University of Idaho, ID University of Michigan - Flint, MI University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO University of Missouri - St. Louis, MO University of Montana Western, The, MT University of Mount Olive, NC University of New England, ME University of New Orleans, LA University of North Alabama, AL University of North Georgia, GA University of Northwestern St. Paul, MN University of Oklahoma, OK University of Pikeville, KY University of Scranton, PA University of South Carolina - Aiken, SC University of South Carolina - Beaufort, SC University of Southern Indiana, IN University of St. Francis (IL), IL University of St. Thomas (MN), MN University of Tampa, FL

University of Tennessee at Martin, TN University of Texas at Tyler, TX University of Wisconsin - Stout, WI Utica College, NY Virginia Military Institute, VA Walla Walla University, WA Washington and Lee University, VA Wayne State University, MI Webster University, MO Wells College, NY Wesleyan College, GA West Liberty University, WV West Virginia State University, WV West Virginia University - Parkersburg, WV Western New England University, MA Whitman College, WA Wilkes University, PA Willamette University, OR Williams Baptist College, AR Wilmington College, OH Wisconsin Lutheran College, WI Wittenberg University, OH Wofford College, SC Xavier University, OH Yeshiva University, NY York College of Pennsylvania, PA Young Harris College, GA

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Individual Students Total Score Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 through June 2015.

Number of Examinees

Mean Median Standard Deviation

6,302 156.3 155.0 15.0

Individual Students Total Score Distribution

Total Score Range (120 - 200)

Percent Below

192 - 200 99

191 98

190 98

189 98

188 97

187 97

186 97

185 96

184 96

183 95

182 94

181 93

180 92

179 92

178 90

177 89

176 89

175 87

174 86

173 85

172 83

171 81

170 79

169 78

168 75

167 74

166 72

165 69

164 67

163 64

162 63

161 61

160 58

159 56

158 54

157 51

156 50

155 46

154 44

153 42

152 39

151 37

150 34

149 32

148 30

147 28


Total Score Range (120 - 200)

Percent Below

146 25

145 24

144 21

143 20

142 17

141 16

140 14

139 13

138 11

137 9

136 8

135 6

134 5

133 4

132 3

131 2

130 2

120 - 129 1

Total Scores are reported as scaled scores.

Percent Below based on percent below the lower limit of the score interval.

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Individual Students Subscore Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 through June 2015.

Subscore Number of Examinees


1: Learning, Cognition, Memory

6,302 56.2 56.0 15.7

2: Perception, Sensation, Physiology

6,302 56.1 56.0 15.3

3: Clinical, Abnormal, Personality

6,302 56.1 57.0 14.7

4: Development and Social

6,302 56.4 57.0 14.7

Individual Students Subscore Distribution

Subscores Range (20 – 100)

S12 Percent Below

S22 Percent Below

S32 Percent Below

S42 Percent Below

97 - 100 99 99 99 99

96 98 99 99 99

95 98 98 99 99

94 98 98 99 99

93 98 98 99 99

92 97 98 99 99

91 97 98 99 99

90 97 97 99 99

89 97 97 99 99

88 95 97 99 99

87 95 97 99 99

86 95 97 99 97

85 95 94 97 97

84 93 94 97 97

83 93 94 97 95

82 93 94 97 95

81 90 91 93 95

80 90 91 93 93

79 90 91 93 93

78 90 91 93 93

77 87 91 88 89

76 87 87 88 89

75 87 87 88 89

74 87 87 88 85

73 82 87 88 85

72 82 81 81 85

71 82 81 81 80

70 76 81 81 80

69 76 81 81 80

68 76 74 72 74

67 76 74 72 74

66 70 74 72 68



S12 Percent Below

S22 Percent Below

S32 Percent Below

S42 Percent Below

65 70 74 72 68

64 70 65 64 68

63 64 65 64 61

62 64 65 64 61

61 64 65 64 61

60 64 57 55 55

59 56 57 55 55

58 56 57 55 55

57 56 57 46 48

56 49 47 46 48

55 49 47 46 42

54 49 47 46 42

53 41 47 36 42

52 41 37 36 35

51 41 37 36 35

50 41 37 36 30

49 33 37 28 30

48 33 28 28 30

47 33 28 28 25

46 25 28 28 25

45 25 28 21 20

44 25 20 21 20

43 18 20 21 20

42 18 20 14 16

41 18 13 14 16

40 12 13 14 13

39 12 13 14 13

38 12 13 10 13

37 8 8 10 9

36 8 8 10 9

35 8 8 6 7

34 4 4 6 7

33 4 4 6 5

32 2 4 3 5

31 2 2 3 3

30 2 2 3 3

29 1 2 2 1

28 1 1 2 1

27 1 1 2 1

20 - 26 1 1 1 1

1 Subscores for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2014 due to changes in the Psychology Test that

were introduced in 2014.

2 Subscore 1: Learning, Cognition, Memory Subscore 2: Perception, Sensation, Physiology Subscore 3: Clinical, Abnormal, Personality Subscore 4: Development and Social



Institutional Means Total Score Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 through June 2015.

Number of Institutions


221 156.2 156.0 9.3

Institutional Means Total Score Distribution

Mean Total Score Range (120 - 200)

Percent Below

181 - 200 99

180 98

179 97

178 97

177 97

176 95

175 95

174 95

173 94

172 94

171 92

170 92

169 90

168 90

167 89

166 88

165 85

164 82

163 76

162 72

161 67

160 63

159 60

158 57

157 51

156 48

155 43

154 38

153 33

152 29

151 27

150 24

149 20

148 15

147 14

146 12

145 9

144 7

143 5

142 4

141 2

140 2

139 2

138 2

137 2

136 2

135 2

120 - 134 1 Total Scores are reported as scaled scores.

Percent Below based on percent below the lower limit of the score interval.



Institutional Means Subscore Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 through June 2015.

Subscore Number of Examinees


1: Learning, Cognition,

Memory 221 56.0 55.0 9.1


221 55.9 55.0 8.4

3: Clinical, Abnormal,

Personality 221 56.1 56.0 7.6

4: Development and

Social 221 56.3 57.0 8.6

Institutional Means Subscore Distribution


S12

Percent Below

S22

Percent Below

S32

Percent Below

S42

Percent Below

86 - 100 99 99 99 99

85 99 99 99 99

84 99 99 99 99

83 99 99 99 99

82 99 99 99 99

81 98 99 99 99

80 98 99 99 99

79 97 99 99 99

78 96 98 99 99

77 96 97 99 98

76 96 97 99 98

75 96 96 99 97

74 95 96 99 96

73 93 96 98 95

72 92 96 96 95

71 92 94 96 95

70 92 93 96 94

69 91 92 94 91

68 90 91 92 90

67 89 90 90 88

66 87 89 89 88

65 85 86 86 85

64 83 84 82 82

63 79 80 80 77

62 72 77 77 74

61 69 73 73 68

60 67 69 69 63



S12

Percent Below

S22

Percent Below

S32

Percent Below

S42

Percent Below

59 64 63 64 60

58 58 60 58 54

57 55 55 51 49

56 50 51 44 46

55 45 46 38 41

54 40 39 33 36

53 36 36 29 32

52 33 29 25 28

51 29 23 21 24

50 27 19 18 19

49 23 16 14 17

48 18 14 11 14

47 14 12 9 12

46 10 9 7 10

45 7 5 6 9

44 5 5 2 5

43 4 4 2 4

42 2 4 2 4

41 2 3 2 3

40 1 3 2 2

39 1 2 2 2

38 1 1 2 2

37 1 1 2 1

36 1 1 2 1

20 - 35 1 1 1 1

1 Subscores for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2014 due to changes in the Psychology Test that

were introduced in 2014. 2 Subscore 1: Learning, Cognition, Memory

Subscore 2: Perception, Sensation, Physiology Subscore 3: Clinical, Abnormal, Personality Subscore 4: Development and Social



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Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2014 through June 2015.

Assessment Indicator

Number of Institutions


1: Memory and Cognition

221 46.1 45.0 10.2


221 53.8 53.0 9.8

3: Developmental

221 49.6 49.0 10.1

4: Clinical and Abnormal

221 70.1 70.0 8.0

5: Social 221 63.8 64.0 11.4

6: Measurement and

Methodology 221 55.2 55.0 10.7

Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions

Mean Percent Correct

(0-100%)

A12

Percent Below

A22

Percent Below

A32

Percent Below

A42

Percent Below

A52

Percent Below

A62

Percent Below

91 - 100 99 99 99 99 99 99

90 99 99 99 99 99 99

89 99 99 99 99 99 99

88 99 99 99 98 99 99

87 99 99 99 98 98 99

86 99 99 99 97 98 99

85 99 99 99 97 98 99

84 99 99 99 97 96 99

83 99 99 99 95 95 98

82 99 99 99 91 95 98

81 99 99 99 90 93 98

80 99 99 99 88 93 98

79 99 98 99 84 91 97

78 99 98 99 82 90 97

77 99 97 99 80 88 96

76 99 96 99 76 87 95

75 98 96 99 72 83 95

74 98 96 98 69 78 94

73 98 96 98 60 76 93

72 98 96 98 57 74 92

71 97 95 97 51 70 92

70 96 93 96 47 65 91

69 96 92 95 39 63 90

68 96 91 95 33 60 89

67 96 90 94 30 57 86


Mean Percent Correct

(0-100%)

A12

Percent Below

A22

Percent Below

A32

Percent Below

A42

Percent Below

A52

Percent Below

A62

Percent Below

66 95 90 94 25 55 83

65 95 87 92 20 51 82

64 93 85 91 17 48 80

63 92 83 90 14 44 77

62 92 80 90 12 40 74

61 91 77 87 9 37 69

60 90 74 85 9 32 66

59 88 71 82 6 30 62

58 86 64 79 6 28 60

57 86 63 74 6 24 54

56 84 57 71 3 23 52

55 82 54 69 3 19 47

54 81 51 66 2 17 42

53 75 47 63 2 14 37

52 72 41 58 2 13 33

51 68 37 55 2 11 30

50 65 33 50 1 9 28

49 62 28 44 1 9 27

48 58 23 40 1 7 24

47 53 19 36 1 7 22

46 51 17 32 1 5 19

45 45 14 29 1 5 17

44 41 12 25 1 5 16

43 38 10 21 1 4 13

42 34 9 19 1 3 10

41 31 6 16 1 2 8

40 27 5 14 1 2 4

39 24 4 11 1 1 3

38 21 4 9 1 1 3

37 18 4 8 1 1 3

36 14 3 7 1 1 2

35 10 3 6 1 1 2

34 7 2 5 1 1 2

33 6 2 4 1 1 1

32 5 1 3 1 1 1

31 4 1 3 1 1 1

30 4 1 3 1 1 1

29 2 1 2 1 1 1

28 1 1 2 1 1 1

27 1 1 2 1 1 1

26 1 1 2 1 1 1

0 - 25 1 1 1 1 1 1

¹ Assessment Indicators for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2014 due to changes in the Psychology test that were introduced in 2014.

2 Assessment Indicator 1: Memory and Cognition Assessment Indicator 2: Perception, Sensation, Physiology Assessment Indicator 3: Developmental Assessment Indicator 4: Clinical and Abnormal


Assessment Indicator 5: Social Assessment Indicator 6: Measurement and Methodology

Assessment Indicators are reported as percent correct. Percent Below based on percent below the lower limit of the score interval.


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