PQA: Reforming University Admissions. Research Brief

Autor/inn/en	Holt-White, Erica; Montacute, Rebecca; Cullinane, Carl
Institution	Sutton Trust (United Kingdom)
Titel	PQA: Reforming University Admissions. Research Brief
Quelle	(2020), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Admission; Educational Change; Admission Criteria; College Applicants; Student Attitudes; Qualifications; Disadvantaged; Decision Making; Grades (Scholastic); United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Bildungsreform; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; College applications; Studienbewerber; Schülerverhalten; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Notenspiegel; Großbritannien
Abstract	When students apply for university in the United Kingdom (UK), they do so on the basis of 'predicted grades'. These grades influence both students' decisions of where to apply, and the decisions made by the institutions they hope to attend. But, they are, more often than not, incorrect, with 9% of students underpredicted and 75% overpredicted. Underprediction particularly impacts high achieving disadvantaged students: up to 1,000 such students are underpredicted each year. A change to the system, which would remove predicted grades, while not a silver bullet for university access, could help to level the playing field for students from less advantaged backgrounds and improve informed decision making, while bringing the UK in line with common practices used internationally. This brief, authored by Erica Holt-White, Rebecca Montacute and Carl Cullinane looks at options for admissions reform, and examines the perspective of young people themselves. After the A Level results crisis in August 2020, we polled university applicants to see how they felt about the current university admissions system, and whether it could be improved. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01