The Suitability of the International Certificate of Christian Education as an Examination for University Entrance

Autor/inn/en	Scaramanga, Jonny; Reiss, Michael J.
Titel	The Suitability of the International Certificate of Christian Education as an Examination for University Entrance
Quelle	In: Oxford Review of Education, 43 (2017) 6, S.788-804 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Scaramanga, Jonny) ORCID (Reiss, Michael J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-4985
DOI	10.1080/03054985.2017.1352500
Schlagwörter	Religious Education; Christianity; Student Certification; Church Related Colleges; Acceleration (Education); College Entrance Examinations; Student Educational Objectives; Workbooks; Testing; Rote Learning; Memorization; Robustness (Statistics); Evidence; Academic Achievement; Test Validity; Admission Criteria; College Admission; Foreign Countries; Retention (Psychology); Critical Thinking; Scoring; Scores; Generalization; Alternative Assessment; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Christentum; Schulzeugnis; Kirchliche Hochschule; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Arbeitsbuch; Testdurchführung; Testen; Mechanisches Lernen; Gedächtnistraining; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Evidenz; Schulleistung; Testvalidität; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Ausland; Merkfähigkeit; Kritisches Denken; Bewertung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Increasing numbers of students are applying to university with the International Certificate of Christian Education (ICCE), an alternative to mainstream qualifications based on a biblically-based, individualised curriculum called Accelerated Christian Education (ACE). No formal validity arguments exist for the ICCE, but it claims to prepare students for university entrance. This article assesses the validity of the ICCE by comparing the stated objectives in ACE workbooks with the activities on its tests. It is argued that many of the learning objectives are never tested at all. Those that are tested are frequently covered only superficially. The tests rely extensively on rote memorisation which fails to prove understanding of concepts, and ACE's definitions of academic disciplines are often rather different from, and inferior to, the understandings of mainstream academia. It is concluded that, while students from alternative educational backgrounds should not be penalised, ICCE results cannot provide the robust evidence of academic achievement that universities are entitled to expect. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01