NORTH AYRSHIRE UCAS CONFERENCE Thursday 5 th September 2013 UKCAT Clinical Aptitude Test for Medicine and Dentistry

WHAT IS THE UKCAT? UK CLINICAL APTITUDE TEST FOR MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY TO ACHIEVE GREATER FAIRNESS IN SELECTION ADMISSIONS ARE VERY COMPETITIVE (HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICANTS WITH ENTRY REQUIREMENTS)

WHICH UNIVERSITIES REQUIRE THE TEST? 26 UK UNIVERSITIES HAVE AGREED TO ADOPT THE UKCAT 26 UK UNIVERSITIES HAVE AGREED TO ADOPT THE UKCAT SCOTTISH UKCAT UNIVERSITIES: SCOTTISH UKCAT UNIVERSITIES:  University of Aberdeen  University of Dundee  University of Edinburgh  University of Glasgow  University of St Andrews

UKCAT FACTS NO SINGLE DATE FOR SITTING THE EXAM UKCAT IS RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEARSON VUE, GLOBAL LEADER IN COMPUTER BASED TESTING TEST DELIVERED ON COMPUTER THROUGH PEARSON VUE’S HIGH STREET CENTRES (Greenock and Glasgow)

UKCAT FACTS YOU REGISTER AND BOOK YOUR TEST ONLINE TEST COSTS £80 (1 ST SEP – 4 TH OCT), PAYABLE ONLINE BY MAJOR CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD YOU MUST TAKE TO TEST CENTRE: - print-out of confirmation - photographic ID

UKCAT – KEY DATES 2013

OTHER INFORMATION BURSARIES ARE AVAILABLE – check the website for further details CANDIDATES WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS SHOULD BOOK THE UKCATSEN YOU CAN CANCEL OR RESCHEDULE YOUR TEST, WITHOUT CHARGE, UP TO ONE CLEAR DAY BEFORE THE TEST DATE

WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE DAY YOU WILL BE ALLOCATED A DESK SPACE WITH A PC A SIMPLE ON-SCREEN CALCULATOR WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR ONE OF THE SECTIONS (QUANTITATIVE REASONING) YOU WILL BE GIVEN A BOOKLET CONTAINING 3 LAMINATED NOTE BOARDS AND A PERMANENT MARKER PEN

WHAT IS IN THE TEST? The standard test is delivered in 2 hours. Each subset is in a multiple-choice format and is separately timed.

HOW IS THE UKCAT SCORED?

SITUATIONAL JUDGEMENT  FULL MARKS AWARDED IF YOUR RESPONSE MATCHES CORRECT ANSWER  PARTIAL MARKS AWARDED IF YOUR RESPONSE IS CLOSE TO CORRECT ANSWER  RAW SCORES EXPRESSED IN ONE OF FOUR BANDS  THIS SECTION WILL BE CONSIDERED BY UNIVERSITIES IN A DIFFERENT MANNER

VERBAL REASONING TIME PER QUESTION: 30 SECONDS ANSWER: TRUE, FALSE OR CAN’T TELL ABILITY TO READ AND THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN PASSAGES

QUANTITATIVE REASONING TIME PER QUESTION: 30 SECONDS ANSWER: MULTIPLE CHOICE ABILITY TO USE NUMERICAL SKILLS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 1: RENTING A MOTORBOAT 1. NORMAL DEPOSIT FOR TYPE D: £95 DEPOSIT ON SUNDAY: 1.05 X 95 = £99.75 TOTAL COST: (6 X £100) + £99.75 = £ ANSWER = B

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 1: RENTING A MOTORBOAT 2. £325 - £100 (DEPOSIT) = £225 £225 ÷ £75 (COST PER HOUR) = 3 ANSWER = C

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 1: RENTING A MOTORBOAT 3. TYPE E: £240 - £100 (DEPOSIT) = £140 P/H TYPE C: £75 P/H 75 / / 28 ANSWER = B

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 1: RENTING A MOTORBOAT 4.TYPE A: DEPOSIT: £135 - £50 = £85 TOTAL COST: £85 + (3 X £25) = £160 TYPE C: DEPOSIT: £100 + (2 X £75) = £250 DIFFERENCE = £90 PERCENTAGE CHANGE: £90 ÷ 160 X 100 = 56.25% ANSWER = C

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 2: BUYING LEAFLETS x 0.6 = £270 Add on deposit: 1.2 x £270 = £324 ANSWER = D

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 2: BUYING LEAFLETS x 0.3 = £60 Add on deposit: 1.2 x 60 = £ x 0.6 = £120 Add on deposit: 1.2 x 120 = £144 £72 + £144 = £216 ANSWER = A

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 2: BUYING LEAFLETS x 0.4 = £ x 60 = £ x 150 = x 0.6 = x 135 = 162 £72 + £162 = £234 ANSWER = B

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 2: BUYING LEAFLETS 4.b&w: 300 x 0.55 = x 165 = 198 colour: 100 x 0.8 = x 80 = 96 Total cost: = ÷ 294 = 32.7 ANSWER = C

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 2: BUYING LEAFLETS 5. total cost: 20% of x = ÷ 0.2 = 60 number of leaflets: 60 ÷ 2 = 30 (Trial and error – price must divide exactly and fit quantity bracket) ANSWER = A

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 2: BUYING LEAFLETS ÷ 1.2 = x (x) = 145 Divide 145 by different prices. Must be whole number and correct quantity for price band 145 ÷ 0.2 = 725 ANSWER = E

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 3: POP STAR’S SWIMMING POOL 1. Area: πr² diameter = 6 so r = 3 r² = 9 π9 = ANSWER = B

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 3: POP STAR’S SWIMMING POOL 2.area of square: 6 x 6 = 36 shaded area: 36 – = 7.74 ANSWER = A

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 3: POP STAR’S SWIMMING POOL 3.80% of area of pool: 22.6 area of seating area: x (x) = ÷ 6 = ANSWER = C

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 3: POP STAR’S SWIMMING POOL 4.Shaded area = 7.74 seating area = 22.6 total area = cost of tiles: 31 x £22.99 = £ ANSWER = E

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 4: COMMUTER TRAIN 1.Answer must divide evenly by 7 because there are 7 stops. 161 is only number to divide evenly by 7 ANSWER = E

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 4: COMMUTER TRAIN 2.ANSWER = E We don’t know the distance between stations

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 4: COMMUTER TRAIN 3.Time between stations: 4 mins (0.067) Distance = speed x time 35 x = ANSWER = C

QUANTITATIVE REASONING EXAMPLE 4: COMMUTER TRAIN 4. Time = distance ÷ speed normal journey: 15 ÷ 35 = 0.43 of an hour (26 mins) new journey: 9.1 miles at 35mph = = 7 miles at 18mph = 0.39 total journey time = 0.65 (39mins) Difference: 39 – 26 = 13 mins ANSWER = B

ABSTRACT REASONING TIME PER QUESTION: 1 MINUTE PER SET ANSWER: SET A, SET B, NEITHER ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PATTERNS AMONGST ABSTRACT SHAPES

ABSTRACT REASONING TEST 1: SHADED SHAPES SET A RULE There must be an equal number of black and shaded shapes but the combined total is always more than the number of white shapes. SET B RULE There must be an equal number of black and white shapes but the combined total is always less than the number of shaded shapes.

ABSTRACT REASONING TEST 2: PAIRS OF SHAPES SET A RULE If the shapes are unshaded then the pairs are in an x. If one pair is shaded then the pairs are in a + SET B RULE If the shapes are all shaded then the pairs are in a +. If one pair is shaded then the pairs are an x

ABSTRACT REASONING TEST 3: DOMINOES SET A RULE Total number of spots is an ODD number. The larger number of spots is above SET B RULE Total number of spots is an EVEN number. The larger number of spots is below

ABSTRACT REASONING TEST 4: SQUIGGLES SET A RULE There are 3 enclosed areas within the shape SET B RULE There are 2 enclosed areas within the shape

DECISION ANALYSIS TIME PER QUESTION: 1 MINUTE ANSWER: MULTIPLE CHOICE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS IN SITUATIONS OF UNCERTAINTY

SITUATIONAL JUDGEMENT ANSWER: MULTIPLE CHOICE TO RATE APPROPRIATENESS AND IMPORTANCE CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND REAL WORLD SITUATIONS (HEALTHCARE SCENARIOS)

TIPS AND ADVICE Advice from previous applicants - YouTube FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH REQUIREMENTS UNDERSTAND TIME LIMITATIONS MAKE USE OF PRACTICE TESTS HIGHEST SCORING CANDIDATES SPEND HOURS IN PREPARATION FOR THE UKCAT TRY NOT TO LEAVE BLANKS (NO NEGATIVE MARKING) PACE YOURSELF – DON’T PANIC IF YOU DON’T FINISH A SECTION MOVE ON IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING

AFTER THE TEST YOU WILL BE GIVEN A COPY OF YOUR TEST RESULT WHEN YOU LEAVE THE TEST CENTRE UKCAT WILL ENSURE THAT UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE YOUR RESULT. YOU DO NOT NEED TO PASS YOUR RESULT TO UNIVERSITIES YOURSELF UNIVERSITIES WILL USE YOUR TEST RESULT IN DIFFERENT WAYS (CHECK THEIR WEBSITES)

FACTS AND FIGURES MEAN SCORES FROM 2012