title: Inventory control system achievement test for dietetics and foodservice management students.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop an inventory control system achievement test that measures cognitive achievement of students in a foodservice management information systems course. We developed a table of specifications for inventory control systems that included the following content areas: receiving, storing, issuing, inventory control, inventory valuation, and inventory control computer systems. We composed 114 test items in a multiple-choice format on the basis of the table of specifications. A sample of 105 students responded to the test; each had previously received 3 hours of instruction on inventory control systems in a foodservice management information systems course. The 50 best items, judged on the basis of item-analysis data and adherence to the table of specification, were selected for the final form of the inventory control system achievement test. The 50-item test was reliable as indicated by a Kuder-Richardson 20 value of .84. The test may be used to evaluate individual student's achievement, to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction, and to compare achievement of different groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fanslow
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Finley
mesh_terms: D004046:Dietetics / Q000193:education*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems