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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Graduate entry to medicine in Iran.

9 Oct 2008 BACKGROUNDS: In Iran medical students are selected from high school graduates via a very competitive national university entrance exam. New proposals have been seriously considered for admitting students from those with bachelor degrees. We ... Read more...

Establishing the criterion validity of the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT).

29 Sep 2008 CONTEXT: This paper examines the criterion validity of the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT), which has been used since 1996 in Australia and more recently in the UK and Ireland. The study provides evidence on the extent to which ... Read more...

Does practice make perfect? The effect of coaching and retesting on selection tests used for admission to an Australian medical school.

30 Aug 2008 OBJECTIVE: To assess the practice effects from coaching on the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT), and the effect of both coaching and repeat testing on the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI). DESIGN, SETTING AND ... Read more...

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• Graduate entry to medicine in Iran. 9 Oct 2008
• Establishing the criterion validity of the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT). 29 Sep 2008
• Does practice make perfect? The effect of coaching and retesting on selection tests used for admission to an Australian medical school. 30 Aug 2008
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• Predicting item exposure parameters in computerized adaptive testing. 29 Apr 2008
• Assessment of vocational guidance: the Berufsbilder test. 29 Apr 2008
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• The relationship between school absence, academic performance, and asthma status. 28 Feb 2008
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• An analysis of perfusion technology preadmission factors effects on academic success, perfusion certification achievement, and career placement. 29 Nov 2007
• What did Simon say? Revisiting the bilingual advantage. 30 Oct 2007
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• Solution strategies as possible explanations of individual and sex differences in a dynamic spatial task. 28 Oct 2007
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• QuickSmart: a basic academic skills intervention for middle school students with learning difficulties. 30 Aug 2007
• Learning disabilities in Australian universities: hidden, ignored, and unwelcome. 30 Aug 2007
• Innovative programs for improvement in reading through cognitive enhancement: a remediation study of Canadian First Nations children. 30 Aug 2007

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Technical information about 'Aptitude Tests'

Definition: Primarily non-verbal tests designed to predict an individual's future learning ability or performance.

Descriptor UI: D001077

Alternative terms: Aptitude Tests; Aptitude Test; Test, Aptitude; Tests, Aptitude;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F04.711.141;