Students and Applicants in Higher Education The need for wider information

Population of Study:  Applicants to first degree studies in the academic institutes  (New) students in the higher education system  Recipients of degrees

Types of Institutions:  Universities (7)  Private academic colleges (16)  Public academic colleges (21)  Public academic colleges of education (23)  Open University (1)

The information presented today:  Information from the Applicants ’ /Students ’ file: Number of applications per applicant Final results of the application Field and subject of study Sex Institution of application/study

The information presented today (Cont.):  Demographic information (from the population Register): Date of birth- age Population group and religion Country of birth Location of residence- today and at the age of 18

The need for wider information- previous academic achievements: What is the purpose?  Gives wider and true information  Gives information about the quality of the students  Examines the match between previous studies (subjects of study in high-school vs. subjects of study in higher education)  Examines the “ miss ” cases - students with high number of scientific units which didn ’ t continue to S&T studies

The Matriculation Tests Te'udat Bagrut is the official Israeli matriculation certificate attesting to graduation from high school. Bagrut is a prerequisite for higher education in Israel.A Bagrut certificate is awarded to students who pass the required written (and in some cases oral) examinations with a passing mark (56% or higher) in each exam.Israeli matriculation

 Subjects are tested a study- unit level ranging from 1 to 5 units, calculated by the number of class hours devoted to the subject.  Compulsory subjects: bible, Hebrew/ Arabic, English, mathematics, history, literature..  Choise subjects: Physics, chemistry, geography …..

The Psychometric Test The Psychometric Entrance Test is a tool for predicting academic performance, and is used by institutions of higher education to screen applicants to various departments. The test ranks all applicants on a standardized scale and, compared to other admissions tools, is less affected by differences in applicants' backgrounds or other subjective factors.

The Psychometric Test- Cont.  The test is combined from three domains: Verbal reasoning Quantitative reasoning English  The scores range from 200 to 800, whereas the mean is 535 and s.d. is 110

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More sources that can be used:  The Matriculation tests ’ file: Percentage of entitled for a certificate Percentage of entitled that met university entrance requirements Percentage of examinees with enhanced subjects (sciences/ humanities) Percentage of excellents- general and by subject of study

Cont. Percentage of examinees with enhanced Mathematics (4+5 points) Percentage of examinees with enhanced English (5 points) Matching score ( ציון סכם ) Percentages- calculated from all examinees or only entitled? Relating to the students that weren ’ t found in the Matriculation tests ’ file? (example 1)

Data- the English exam Total Colleges of Education Open university Academic colleges Universities No. of units % of examinees % of examinees % of examinees 5

 The Psychometric Test Percentage of examinees that have exemption from English studies from the Psychometric test Scores- Average? Percentiles? Resolution- by subjects of study? Cont.

Data- the Psychometric test (first degree students) Total Colleges of Education Open university Academic colleges Universities % of examinees Avg. score

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