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Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo and LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). 2015 Major Field Test Comparative Data Guide Major Field Test for Political Science 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 Political Science since it was released in September 2011 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 5% 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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2015 Major Field Test
Comparative Data Guide
Major Field Test for Political Science
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 Political Science since it was released in September 2011 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 5% 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 2011 and June 2015.
Alabama A&M University, AL Albany State University, GA Alderson-Broaddus College, WV Alma College, MI American Public University System, WV American University, DC Anderson University (IN), IN Andrews University, MI Angelo State University, TX Armstrong State University, GA Asbury University, KY Austin Peay State University, TN Ave Maria University, FL Ball State University, IN Barry University, FL Belmont University, TN Benedict College, SC Benedictine College, KS Bennett College for Women, NC Berry College, GA Birmingham-Southern College, AL Black Hills State University, SD Bloomsburg University, PA Brigham Young University (ID), ID
Brigham Young University (UT), UT Buffalo State College, NY California University of Pennsylvania, PA Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Canisius College, NY Central Methodist University, MO Christopher Newport University, VA Clemson University, SC Coastal Carolina University, SC College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's Univ., MN Colorado Mesa University, CO Dickinson State University, ND Eckerd College, FL Elizabeth City State University, NC Elizabethtown College, PA Elmira College, NY Endicott College, MA Erskine College, SC Ferrum College, VA Fisk University, TN Flagler College - St. Augustine, FL Georgetown College, KY Georgia College & State University, GA Georgia Regents University, GA Grove City College, PA Guilford College, NC Hofstra University, NY Hope College, MI Huntingdon College, AL Indiana State University, IN Jacksonville University, FL John Carroll University, OH Keene State College, NH King College, TN Lake Forest College, IL Lee University, TN Lincoln University (MO), MO
Livingstone College, NC Longwood University, VA Loyola University New Orleans , LA Lycoming College, PA Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO Missouri State University, MO Missouri Western State University, MO Morehead State University, KY Morehouse College, GA Morris College, SC Mount Vernon Nazarene University, OH Murray State University, KY Neumann College, PA Newberry College, SC Northern State University, SD Northwest Nazarene University, ID Oklahoma Baptist University, OK Pittsburg State University, KS Quincy University, IL Randolph-Macon College, VA Roger Williams University, RI Rollins College, FL Saint Anselm College, NH Shaw University, NC
Shawnee State University, OH Shepherd University, WV South Carolina State University, SC Southwest Baptist University, MO Spelman College, GA Spring Hill College, AL St. Norbert College, WI Tennessee State University, TN Tennessee Tech University, TN Texas A&M University - Central Texas, TX Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, TX Texas A&M University - Texarkana, TX Texas Christian University, TX Texas Southern University, TX Thomas More College, KY Touro College, NY Transylvania University, KY Troy University - Troy, AL Truman State University, MO Union University, TN University of Central Florida, FL University of Evansville, IN University of Memphis, TN University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO University of Montevallo, AL University of Nebraska - Omaha, NE University of North Alabama, AL University of Scranton, PA University of South Alabama, AL University of South Carolina - Upstate, SC University of Southern Indiana, IN University of St. Thomas (MN), MN University of Tampa, FL University of Tennessee at Martin, TN University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, WI Virginia Military Institute, VA Virginia State University, VA
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Virginia Wesleyan College, VA West Virginia State University, WV Westminster College (MO), MO Wichita State University, KS
Xavier University of Louisiana, LA Yeshiva University, NY York College of Pennsylvania, PA
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Individual Students Total Score Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Number of Examinees
Mean Median Standard Deviation
5,405 152.2 153.0 13.8
Individual Students Total Score Distribution
Total Score Range (120 - 200)
Percent Below
181 - 200 99
180 98
179 98
178 98
177 97
176 97
175 96
174 95
173 93
172 92
171 91
170 89
169 88
168 86
167 83
166 82
165 80
164 78
163 74
162 73
161 71
160 67
159 64
158 62
157 58
156 56
155 54
154 52
153 47
152 45
151 43
150 39
149 37
148 35
147 33
146 29
145 28
144 26
143 24
142 22
141 21
140 18
139 17
138 16
137 15
136 13
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Total Score Range (120 - 200)
Percent Below
135 11
134 11
133 9
132 8
131 7
130 6
129 5
128 5
127 4
126 3
125 3
124 3
123 2
120 - 122 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 2011 and June 2015.
Subscore Number of Examinees
Mean Median Standard Deviation
1: U.S. Government and Politics
5,405 52.2 54.0 13.7
2: Comparative Government and
Politics 5,405 52.4 53.0 13.9
3: International Relations
5,405 52.2 52.0 13.6
Individual Students Subscore Distribution
Subscores Range (20 – 100)
S12 Percent Below
S22 Percent Below
S32 Percent Below
84 - 100 99 99 99
83 99 98 99
82 99 98 99
81 99 98 99
80 99 98 98
79 99 97 98
78 98 97 96
77 98 97 96
76 98 94 96
75 96 94 94
74 96 94 94
73 94 90 94
72 92 90 90
71 92 90 90
70 89 85 90
69 89 85 86
68 86 85 86
67 83 85 86
66 83 79 80
65 79 79 80
64 79 79 80
63 75 72 74
62 71 72 74
61 71 72 74
60 66 65 67
59 66 65 67
58 61 65 67
57 56 65 59
56 56 56 59
55 52 56 59
54 47 56 51
53 47 47 51
52 43 47 43
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Subscores Range (20 – 100)
S12 Percent Below
S22 Percent Below
S32 Percent Below
51 43 47 43
50 39 39 43
49 35 39 36
48 35 39 36
47 30 30 36
46 30 30 28
45 27 30 28
44 24 30 28
43 24 23 22
42 21 23 22
41 21 23 22
40 19 16 17
39 16 16 17
38 16 16 17
37 14 11 12
36 14 11 12
35 11 11 12
34 10 11 8
33 10 7 8
32 8 7 8
31 7 7 5
30 7 4 5
29 6 4 5
28 6 4 3
27 4 2 3
26 4 2 3
25 4 2 2
24 3 1 2
23 3 1 1
22 2 1 1
21 2 1 1
20 1 1 1
1 Subscores for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2011 due to changes in the Political Science Test
that were introduced in 2011.
2 Subscore 1: U.S. Government and Politics Subscore 2: Comparative Government and Politics Subscore 3: International Relations
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Institutional Means Total Score Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Number of Institutions
Mean Median Standard Deviation
129 150.9 152.0 8.1
Institutional Means Total Score Distribution
Mean Total Score Range (120 - 200)
Percent Below
167 - 200 99
166 98
165 97
164 96
163 96
162 93
161 90
160 86
159 85
158 79
157 76
156 74
155 68
154 62
153 55
152 47
151 41
150 35
149 31
148 25
147 19
146 19
145 17
144 14
143 13
142 13
141 11
140 10
139 10
138 7
137 7
136 7
135 6
134 5
133 3
132 3
131 2
120 - 130 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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Institutional Means Subscore Distribution Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Subscore Number of Examinees
Mean Median Standard Deviation
1: U.S. Government
and Politics 129 51.1 52.0 7.4
2: Comparative
Government and Politics
129 51.3 52.0 7.6
3: International
Relations 129 50.9 51.0 7.2
Institutional Means Subscore Distribution
Subscores Range (20 – 100)
S12
Percent Below
S22
Percent Below
S32
Percent Below
71 - 100 99 99 99
70 99 99 99
69 99 99 99
68 99 99 99
67 99 99 99
66 99 98 99
65 98 97 98
64 97 96 97
63 96 93 95
62 94 89 94
61 93 88 90
60 90 88 89
59 88 83 89
58 82 79 84
57 74 75 79
56 69 72 73
55 67 68 69
54 62 60 62
53 56 51 55
52 47 47 51
51 42 41 43
50 31 35 37
49 27 31 31
48 23 27 25
47 20 21 22
46 17 17 17
45 13 16 14
44 12 14 14
43 11 13 12
42 10 13 12
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Subscores Range (20 – 100)
S12
Percent Below
S22
Percent Below
S32
Percent Below
41 10 12 11
40 7 10 10
39 7 10 7
38 7 7 7
37 7 4 6
36 6 1 3
35 3 1 2
34 3 1 2
33 2 1 1
20 - 32 1 1 1
1 Subscores for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2011 due to changes in the Political Science Test
that were introduced in 2011. 2 Subscore 1: U.S. Government and Politics
Subscore 2: Comparative Government and Politics Subscore 3: International Relations
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Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions Data includes seniors from domestic institutions who tested between September 2011 and June 2015.
Assessment Indicator
Number of Institutions
Mean Median Standard Deviation
1: Analytical & Critical Thinking
129 59.3 61.0 8.1
2: Methodology 129 45.1 45.0 9.1
3: Political Thought
129 53.0 53.0 9.8
Institutional Assessment Indicator Mean Score Distributions
Mean Percent Correct
(0-100%)
A12
Percent Below
A22
Percent Below
A32
Percent Below
76 - 100 99 99 99
75 97 99 99
74 97 99 99
73 97 99 98
72 96 99 97
71 93 99 97
70 93 98 96
69 90 97 94
68 85 97 92
67 82 97 91
66 80 96 89
65 75 96 87
64 69 95 85
63 65 95 85
62 58 94 81
61 48 93 79
60 43 93 74
59 39 93 72
58 35 93 72
57 26 90 65
56 26 89 60
55 20 87 53
54 15 86 51
53 13 85 44
52 13 81 41
51 12 73 35
50 11 71 28
49 10 65 24
48 10 62 20
47 8 58 18
46 6 51 18
45 6 48 17
44 6 39 16
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Mean Percent Correct
(0-100%)
A12
Percent Below
A22
Percent Below
A32
Percent Below
43 5 35 13
42 4 31 13
41 4 27 10
40 3 25 10
39 3 22 9
38 1 19 7
37 1 15 7
36 1 14 7
35 1 12 5
34 1 10 4
33 1 10 3
32 1 6 3
31 1 5 2
30 1 4 2
29 1 3 1
28 1 3 1
27 1 2 1
0 - 26 1 1 1
¹ Assessment Indicators for this test cannot be compared to testing years prior to 2011 due to changes in the Political Science test that were introduced in 2011.
2 Assessment Indicator 1: Analytical & Critical Thinking
Assessment Indicator 2: Methodology Assessment Indicator 3: Political Thought
Assessment Indicators are reported as percent correct.
Percent Below based on percent below the lower limit of the score interval.
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