Abstract
The study Standardized Economics Achievement Test for senior secondary school students in Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study. The standardized test in Economics was first constructed by an expert as a valid and reliable instrument. The test was then used for standardization in this study. That is, ensuring that the Economics achievement test is standardized. It was administered to 3,000 students using the same guidelines with no case of malpractice. The sex, location and school-type norm of students were considered for standardization. The measurement of students in form of Percentile rank, Z-score, T-score and Stanine statistics were used as derived scores to normalize the students’ raw scores, using the knowledge of the normal curve as the theoretical base. This completed the process that made the test a Standardized Economics Achievement Test. The result shows that the test scores were normally distributed through the use of Percentile rank, Z-score, T-score and Stanine. Recommendations were made that the standardized test could be used to asses and compare the measurement of students from year to year.
Highlights
Standardization of a test is a major area after test construction and administration
It has a high content validity and a reliability coefficient of 0.95 estimated with Kuder-Richardson 20 as a measure of internal consistency. It was as a result of the need for standardized test that the researcher developed it through the standardization process
The results revealed that Percentile rank, Z-score, T-score and Stanine were suitable for standardization of the Economics Achievement Test
Summary
Standardization of a test is a major area after test construction and administration. The test may be given to a small or large defined number of testees under the same guidelines or conditions. The test scores after administration are transformed using Percentile rank, Z-score, T-score and Stanine, among others. The transformed scores help to confirm or establish that a test is standardized. It could be said that such test is normalized using the knowledge of the normal curve. Standardization is a process of ensuring that a test is standardized (Osadebe, 2001). It could be define as the process of developing and implementing technical standard (Wikipedia, 2013)
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