Ciri-Ciri Psikometrik ‟Malaysian University Selection Inventory” (Munsyi) Menggunakan Model Pengukuran Rasch
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2015-07
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The purpose of this study is to validate the psychometrics characteristics of the
Malaysian University Selection Inventory (MUnSyI) as a high-stakes university
admission test using the Rasch Measurement Model. The MUnSyI is a new selection
process which utilized on well-established psychological and psychometric principles
based on Classical Test Theory, was introduced into Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM),
in its goal of selecting better qualified and more suitable candidates for entering
undergraduate programs. The MUnSyI is a 310-item designed to capture 4 intrinsic
qualities i.e., Personality, Career Interest, Integrity and Emotional Quotient. Data were
secondary data sources collected by Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia and USM and
analyzed using Winsteps version 3.71.0.1. Research finding revealed that items from the
30 subscales represented a broad range of abilities, with major exception being a lack of
items at the lower and upper extremes of the subscales. The items which show misfit and
DIF effects (across gender, ethnic and academic qualifications) are should be modified
or excluded from MUnSyI. The results suggested that each of the MUnSyI subscales did
not contain items that fully measured the latent trait. Further research is needed to
determine which test constructs or scales offer the best predictive validity because the
MUnSyI score alone is relatively poor predictor of student’s academic performance. In
addition, changing of the university programs is not a practice encouraged by the university administration. Therefore, selection process must be good predictors of
success at university and also continuation in careers that deliver optimum benefits for
the student because generally, an individual will remain in his/her career based on the
field studied in first degree. Therefore, adding another suitable scale alongside career
interest scale and personality scale has to be done to ensure the screening process is
accurate, transparent, consistent, and efficient.
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Education , Educational tests and measurements