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Chapter 10 - Higher Education Admissions Practices in Israel

from Part II - Country-Specific Admissions Practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

By
Avi Allalouf ,
Yoav Cohen  and
Naomi Gafni
Edited by
María Elena Oliveri  and
Cathy Wendler
María Elena Oliveri
Affiliation:
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey
Cathy Wendler
Affiliation:
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey
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Summary

The higher-education system in Israel is governed by The Council for Higher Education and is mainly merit-based. This chapter discusses the practices used in Israel for admissions into higher education institutions, the use of the Bagrut Certificate as part of admissions, and fairness and psychometric issues related to the admissions examination, the Psychometric Entrance Test. The chapter also describes challenges surrounding Psychometric Entrance Test and the various reform efforts.

Keywords

psychometric entrance testhigher education admissions reformpsychometric propertiesfairnessIsrael
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Higher Education Admissions Practices
An International Perspective
 , pp. 174 - 189
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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