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On the Validity of Repeated Assessments in the UMAT, a High-Stakes Admissions Test
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Andrich, David; Styles, Irene; Mercer, Annette; Puddey, Ian B. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2017
The possibility that the validity of assessment is compromised by repeated sittings of highly competitive and high profile selection tests has been documented and is of concern to stake-holders. An illustrative example is the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) used by some medical and dental courses in Australia and…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Undergraduate Study, Selection Criteria