An Analysis of the American Institute of Constructors Associate Constructor Exam Level I Results and the Comparison of UW-Stout’s Construction Management Program Curriculum

Abstract

This study included an analysis of the Associate Constructor’s Exam – Level I results and how those results correlate to what is being instructed at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The study occurred during the spring, summer and fall semesters of 2012 and 2013. Participants included graduating Construction Management - Bachelor of Science degree students from the University of Wisconsin-Stout from the fall 1996 through fall 2013 semesters. A survey of the exam results were compiled by the American Institute of Constructors (AIC) for every individual taking the Associate Constructor Exam – Level I. These surveys were intended to illustrate how the exam participants measured up among their peers nationally and within their own universities. The data gathered was analyzed to determine which ten core concept areas were within or outside of the national averages. Ten core concept areas were analyzed to determine frequencies and percentages of responses, and compiled responses to the exam questions. The results of this research provide exorbitant validation to the current Construction Program curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and findings provide and illustrate strengths and weakness of the university’s current curriculum and consider its relationship with the ten core concept areas of study covered in the exam.