Abstract
The purpose of the study was to construct and to provide initial evidence of reliability and of content and concurrent validity for the Macro-Practice Social Work Knowledge Test which measures cognitive learning of Social Work students in the subject areas of policy, administration, research, and evaluation. The total (the Allitem) scale which measures overall knowledge in these areas was divided into subscales representing policy-administration and research-evaluation. The Allitem scale was also divided into subscales measuring recall of factual knowledge and knowledge of more complex cognitive processes. Test items were administered to 80 Master of Social Work students at Michigan State University. The five scales exhibited Cronbach alpha coefficients ranging from.73 to .85, and a mean index of discrimination ranging from 24 to 28. Initial supporting evidence for the validity of the test is reported.
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