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Alternative Models of Entrance Exams and Access to Tertiary Education: A Simulation Study
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Abstract The study evaluates the potential impact of alternative models of university entrance exams – a model based on field-specific knowledge and a model relying on general aptitude tests – in the context of the Czech education system since 1998, a system that can be described as highly stratified and suf... view more
The study evaluates the potential impact of alternative models of university entrance exams – a model based on field-specific knowledge and a model relying on general aptitude tests – in the context of the Czech education system since 1998, a system that can be described as highly stratified and suffering from a notable excess of demand for higher education over supply. Using the dataset Sonda Maturant 1998, the authors show that entrance exams based on general aptitude tests may outperform the field-specific knowledge model in terms of providing access to talented students from a lower socioeconomic background. The simulations show that under the general aptitude regime the relative chances of an applicant with a university-educated father are only one-quarter higher than the relative chances of a student with a less educated father, compared to more than a one-third difference in the case of the regime emphasising field-specific knowledge. For mother’s education, the respective odds ratios differ by the even larger margin of 28 percentage points.... view less
Classification
Sociology of Education
University Education
Free Keywords
higher education; entrance exams; educational equity; Czech Republic
Document language
Czech
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 43-72
Journal
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 46 (2010) 1
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications