In this paper, we document the design, development, and validation of a new multiple-choice assessment created to test student knowledge and understanding of probability and statistics concepts used in economics. High quality measures of student skills and understanding are useful for course and program evaluation, analysis of pedagogical innovation, and identifying misconceptions and gaps in students’ prerequisite knowledge in more advanced courses. Alternatives such as final examinations often do not provide the desired coverage and are difficult to compare across terms and institutions, and student evaluations of teaching (SETs) may reflect student sentiment rather than the quality of instruction and overall student learning. Until now, the only standard assessment appropriate for undergraduate economics courses was the Test of Understanding College Economics (TUCE), which tests introductory economics knowledge.

在本文中，我们记录了一种新的多项选择评估的设计、开发和验证，该评估旨在测试学生对经济学中使用的概率和统计概念的知识和理解。对学生技能和理解力的高质量衡量对于课程和项目评估、教学创新分析以及识别学生在更高级课程中的必备知识的误解和差距非常有用。期末考试等替代方案通常无法提供所需的覆盖范围，并且难以在学期和机构之间进行比较，学生对教学的评估 (SET) 可能反映学生的情绪，而不是教学质量和学生的整体学习质量。到目前为止，