Dimensionality and proficiency scale at an interdisciplinary test

• Autor(a) principal: Trevisan, Ligia Maria Vettorato
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Barbetta, Pedro Alberto, Andrade, Dalton Francisco de, Rocha, Guaracy Tadeu, Azevedo, Tânia Cristina Arantes de Macedo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Estudos em Avaliação Educacional
• Texto Completo: https://publicacoes.fcc.org.br/eae/article/view/5324
• topic: Item Response Theory; Assessment Scale; Factor Analysis; Admission Exam.; Teoría de la Respuesta al Ítem; Escala de Evaluación; Análisis Factorial; Examen de Ingreso a la Universidad.; Teoria da Resposta ao Item; Escala de Avaliação; Análise Fatorial; Vestibular.; Escala de avaliação

This paper analyzes the dimensionality of the general knowledge test for admission into the Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp) and consolidates the construction of a scale in a test that includes items associated with the various subjects forming the high school curriculum in the state of São Paulo. Although the test is an interdisciplinary one, this study shows the feasibility of adopting a one-dimensional measure through item response theory. In addition, we used full information factor analysis to map the skills and competencies measured by the test. The main factors found were logical reasoning, proficiency in English and knowledge of Humanities.