An admissions system based on valid and reliable admissions criteria is very important to select candidates likely to perform well academically at institutions of higher education. This study focuses on ways to support universities in admissions decision
Hanan Abdullah Mengash
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Medical education is one of the most sought-after disciplines for its prestigious and noble status. Institutions endeavor to identify admissions criteria to register bright students who can handle the complexity of medical training and become competent ...
Ayman Qahmash+2 more
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Preliminary Performance of the Advanced Dental Admission Test (ADAT): Association Between ADAT Scores and Other Variables for Applicants to Residency Programs at a U.S. Dental School. [PDF]
Historically, dental residency programs have used numerical assessment criteria to evaluate and identify qualified candidates for admission. Recent elimination of such assessment tools has undermined many programs' holistic evaluation process.
Lindsay DeSantis+4 more
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Assessing Admission Criteria for Early and Mid-Career Students: Evidence from a U.S. MPA Program
As applications for graduate and professional degree programs have reached unprecedented levels over the past decade, the applicant pool has become more diverse with more mid-career students deciding to return to school.
Rajeev Darolia+2 more
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Measuring Inequality of Opportunity in Access to Quality Basic Education: A Case Study in Florida, US [PDF]
Providing all children equal access to essential services, such as primary education, has been set as a priority in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)’ agenda during the last two decades.
Lydia M. Prieto+3 more
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Medical student selection process enhanced by improving selection algorithms and changing the focus of interviews in Australia: a descriptive study [PDF]
Purpose The study investigates the efficacy of new features introduced to the selection process for medical school at the University of New South Wales, Australia: (1) considering the relative ranks rather than scores of the Undergraduate Medicine and ...
Boaz Shulruf+2 more
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Predictors of Success in Pharmacy School: PCAT vs. Other Admission Criteria
W, Lowenthal, J, Wergin, H L, Smith
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Background: Admission to medical school is competitive, and different countries use various tests in addition to high school grades to minimize selection bias.
Ali Hendi+10 more
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Developing a situational judgment test blueprint for assessing the non-cognitive skills of applicants to the University of Utah School of Medicine, the United States [PDF]
Purpose: The situational judgment test (SJT) shows promise for assessing the non-cognitive skills of medical school applicants, but has only been used in Europe.
Jorie M. Colbert-Getz+2 more
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