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Assessing Academic Potential for University Admission: The Biographical Questionnaire
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Enslin, P. A.; Button, A.; Chakane, M.; de Groot, M.; Dison, L. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
A Biographical Questionnaire (BQ) has been used in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand since the mid-80s, to identify potential to succeed at university among applicants who have not met the requirements for automatic admission. As the key instrument in a special admissions process, the BQ's history and assumptions are…
Descriptors: College Students, Measures (Individuals), Humanities, Questionnaires