A Survey of International Practice in University Admissions Testing

Autor/inn/en	Edwards, Daniel; Coates, Hamish; Friedman, Tim
Titel	A Survey of International Practice in University Admissions Testing
Quelle	In: Higher Education Management and Policy, 24 (2012) 1, Artikel 6 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1682-3451
DOI	10.1787/hemp-24-5k9bdck3bkr8
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Educational Testing; Achievement Tests; Aptitude Tests; Developed Nations; Surveys; College Entrance Examinations; International Education; Comparative Education; Educational Policy; College Admission; Test Use + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Internationale Erziehung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Testanwendung
Abstract	This paper explores how admissions tests are used in different higher education systems around the world. This is a relatively new area of research, despite the fact that admissions processes are a key component of university practices and given the ever increasing globalisation of higher education. This paper shows that aptitude and achievement tests, for example, are used in many developed countries. In some of them, a specific test is nationally instituted and generalised; consequently, the function of the test is well embedded in the education landscape of the country. Elsewhere, tests exist but are administered in an ad hoc fashion with little consistency across the sector. This paper provides an important reference tool for national systems and individual institutions interested in examining their position within the realm of international practice in the utilisation of admissions testing for university selection. (As Provided).
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