Saudi school assessment system for predicting admissions to science colleges

Journal Article

Alnowibet, Khalid . 2013

• نوع عمل المنشور: Research Paper
• المجلة \ الصحيفة: ICQH Proceedings Book
• الصفحات: pp. 810 -817

مستخلص المنشور

ABSTRACT: A high variance of the quality of High School Assessment System (HSAS) is posing challenges for higher education institutions to estimate the level of rigor of high school curriculum by examining students’ performance obtained through High Schools results. These results have promoted the idea of external assessment for college entry level admissions called National Assessment System (NAS). This research study is conducted to validate the students’ performance differences and investigate whether there are any significant differences among both assessment systems and any performance differences among both genders. Scope of this research is limited to students getting admissions to the Science colleges in Saudi Arabia. A sample of students’ performance data, containing all specialties in the science colleges, is investigated. Results indicate that there exists a significant difference between both systems   and genders. The outcomes of this research study can help education sector policy makers improve the efficacy of the High School Assessment System in Saudi Arabia.