This study aims to evaluate exam questions set by science teachers for eighth grade students and from a central high school entrance (HSEE) according the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT). In this study, document analysis technique was employed, as one of recognized methods qualitative research. The HSEE teacher-prepared were evaluated separately in dimensions knowledge cognitive process, frequenc...

We report on a project aiming at developing a system that solves a wide range of math problems written in natural language. In the system, formal analysis of natural language semantics is coupled with automated reasoning technologies including computer algebra, using logic as their common language. We have developed a prototype system that accepts as its input a linguistically annotated problem...

a superficial glance at graduate-level entrance exam items and results (1387) for political science has led me to formulate the following question: to what extent is the process of test construction compatible with the scientific fundamentals of test construction process. the present research aims, on the whole, to upgrade the validity of the exam items and to prevent its dire consequences. the...

The main purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare the acceptance rate (AR) of left-handers (LHs) with that of right-handers (RHs) in the college entrance examination (CEE) for the national universities in Iran. During 5 successive years, fifty thousand participants in this exam were randomly sampled. We evaluated the relationships between AR and hand preference, sex, college admissi...

I examine how student allocation rules impact achievement of students of different ability and socioeconomic background. When the assignment rule shifts from exam to district based, a model illustrates that income relative to ability becomes a stronger predictor of student achievement and higher income households sort towards the better school districts. Using evidence from South Korea, I find ...

INTRODUCTION Medical schools worldwide are faced with the challenge of selecting from among many qualified applicants. One factor that might help admissions committees identify future exceptional medical students is scores on standardized entrance exams. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between scores on the most commonly used standardized medical school entrance exam ...

The author's own experience as a student and later as an active lecturer in Afghanistan has shown that the methods used in the Afghan educational systems do not provide students with the minimum guidance needed to select the proper course of study before they enter the national university entrance exam (Kankor). The result is often high attrition rates and poor performance in

DESCRIPTORS RESEARCH, *PREDICTIVE MEASUREMENT, *AGILITY IDENTIFICATION, *COLLEGE SOUND STUDENTS, *GRADE PREDICTION, PREDICTIVt ABILITY (TESTING), COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL PATTERNS, PROBABILITY THEORY, FACTOR ANALYSIS, FACTOR STRUCTURE, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, GUILFORD ZIMMERMAN APTITUDE SURVEY. AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUC. PSYCHOL. EXAM, COOPERATIVE ENGLISH ...