The attitudes of students and faculty members towards using achievement tests as a part of entrance requirements to King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (original) (raw)

2017

Abstract

Recently, the procedure for accessing higher education in Saudi Arabia has been changed. It now includes students taking an academic achievement test in order to access most Saudi universities. Therefore, the focus of this research is to study the attitudes of students and faculty members towards using achievement tests as a part of entrance requirements for King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The tools applied in this research are questionnaire and interview. Questionnaires were distributed to ninety-two students and faculty members in the School of Arabic at King Abdul-Aziz University, and interviews were conducted with a selection of those students and faculty members at the same school. Most participants agreed that the achievement test helps the admissions departments of higher education institutions to indicate the student's academic level when finishing high school. However, it is necessary to develop the test in several aspects, such as not including questi...

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