Comparison of Chinese Gaokao and Western University Undergraduate Admission Criteria: Australian Atar as an Example

Autor/inn/en	Farley, Alan; Yang, Helen Hong
Titel	Comparison of Chinese Gaokao and Western University Undergraduate Admission Criteria: Australian Atar as an Example
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 39 (2020) 3, S.470-484 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Farley, Alan) ORCID (Yang, Helen Hong)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2019.1684879
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; College Admission; Admission Criteria; College Entrance Examinations; Secondary School Students; Academic Achievement; Scores; Gender Differences; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; School Policy; Asians; Language Tests; Comparative Education; Test Validity; Exit Examinations; Comparative Analysis; Australia; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Aufnahmeprüfung; Sekundarschüler; Schulleistung; Geschlechterkonflikt; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Schulpolitik; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Language test; Sprachtest; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Testvalidität; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Australien
Abstract	This is the first study that examines the comparative validity of the Chinese National College Entrance Exam (known as Gaokao) to a Western end-of-secondary-school performance measure, Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), as admission criteria to an Australian undergraduate degree programme. The study offers a strong warning about using just an aggregate Gaokao score as a sole admission criterion. However, the findings suggest that with adjustments for gender and time, Gaokao is found to be as good an admission criterion as ATAR, hence justifying its use for selection purposes if such adjustments are made. Supplementing selection criteria by also using the Gaokao English result is found to be a further improvement. The findings can help inform the admission policy relevant to Chinese international students into undergraduate degree programmes globally. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01