The Relationship between Admission Exam and Students' Performance on an Undergraduate Interior Design Program

Autor/inn/en	Aburas, Rehab; Nurunnabi, Mohammad
Titel	The Relationship between Admission Exam and Students' Performance on an Undergraduate Interior Design Program
Quelle	In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 29 (2019) 4, S.961-986 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nurunnabi, Mohammad)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957 7572
DOI	10.1007/s10798-018-9474-z
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Admission; College Entrance Examinations; Interior Design; Undergraduate Students; Academic Achievement; Admission Criteria; Grade Point Average; Portfolio Assessment; United States; Canada; United Arab Emirates; Qatar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Raumgestaltung; Schulleistung; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Portfoliobeurteilung; USA; Kanada; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate; Katar
Abstract	The article investigates the relationship between admission exam and students' performance on an interior design program. To achieve the objective of the study, a survey was conducted of 50 students from an interior design program. The performance of these 50 students was tracked from year 1 to year 4 of their degree program. Paired samples testing and linear regression analysis were performed. Then, the study randomly evaluated the admission criteria of 33 Council for Interior Design (USA) accredited programs (in 4 countries: USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. The study reveals that there is no significant relationship between admission exam (skill exam) and students' performance. There is also a significant difference in performance in an admission exam and the performance for students who hold a scholarship and for local compared with international students. The regression analysis, demonstrated that holding a scholarship and nationality are associated with performance in an admission exam. The critical evaluation of 33 Council for Interior Design (USA) accredited programs showed that a variety of different admission criteria were used (e.g. skill exam, portfolio, and high school/college GPA). In particular, 61% of the sample universities included submission of a design portfolio (USA: 37%; Canada: 92%; United Arab Emirates: 100%; Qatar: 100%) as part of the requirements for admission. The study also suggested that the Council for Interior Design (USA) should provide general guidelines on admission criteria for undergraduate interior design programs. Policy implications are also offered. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01