Validating The Use Of Translated And Adapted Heighten (R) Quantitative Literacy Test In Russia

In responding to the need for internationally comparable data on higher education student learning outcomes, some modules of the HEIghten (R) Outcomes Assessment Suite, developed by Educational Testing Service, have been translated and adapted for international use. This recent development points to a critical need to validate the use of translated and adapted HEIghten assessments in international contexts. This chapter reports on validating the use of the Russian HEIghten Quantitative Literacy (QL) assessment with a representative group of students majoring in electrical engineering and computer science from 34 higher education institutions in Russia. Our findings provided preliminary evidence in support of the use of the assessment for the target population as a measure of QL. Future research is suggested to further investigate the test's ability of reflecting changes in the target construct as a function of learning in the context of Russia.