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Sarid, Miriam; Meltzer, Yael; Raveh, Michal – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Postsecondary entrance examination scores are generally low predictors of college achievement (grade point average [GPA]) for students with learning disabilities (LD). The difficulties with meeting academic requirements have raised the awareness of the needs of students with LD for support services. The present study examined the adequacy of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Admission Criteria
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Davidovitch, Nitza; Soen, Dan – Journal of International Education Research, 2015
This study, conducted at a tertiary education institution in Israel, following two previous studies, was designed to deal again with a question that is a topic of debate in Israel and worldwide: Is there justification for the approach that considers restrictive university admission policies an efficient tool for predicting students' success at the…
Descriptors: Prediction, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Foreign Countries
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Alon, Sigal – Russell Sage Foundation, 2015
No issue in American higher education is more contentious than that of race-based affirmative action. In light of the ongoing debate around the topic and recent Supreme Court rulings, affirmative action policy may be facing further changes. As an alternative to race-based affirmative action, some analysts suggest affirmative action policies based…
Descriptors: Race, Social Class, Affirmative Action, Models
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Zeidner, Moshe; And Others – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1990
A study examined the predictive validity of 3 commonly used nursing school admission criteria among 321 students in 6 representative Israeli nursing schools. Correlations among the three indices are reported, and implications for nursing school admissions in Israel are discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Perlberg, Arye; Rom, Yael – 1968
This resume of an interim report discusses a university preparatory program for Israeli soldiers of Islamic (Sephardic) origin. The Israeli Defense Forces identify and select the candidates, who must be of Sephardic, low socioeconomic status background and have certificates from academic or vocational high schools. The chosen students are soldiers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Preparation, Engineering Education