Evaluating Higher Education Policy in Turkey: Assessment of the Admission Procedure to Architecture, Planning and Engineering Schools

dc.creator	Kemal Mert Cubukcu
dc.creator	Ebru Cubukcu
dc.date	2009-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:19:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:19:48Z
dc.identifier	1555-5062
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/bd888633b9af40f8b4ab2db3cc4b7561
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19872
dc.description	The admission procedure to higher education institutions in Turkey is based on the student’s high school grades and Central University Entrance Examination (CUEE) score, with a much greater weight on the latter. However, whether the CUEE is an appropriate measure in the admission process to universities is still a much-debated question. This study assesses the validity of the CUEE as a selection tool for design-based departments by examining the relationship between CUEE scores and success in university education in two design-based departments, architecture and city planning. The analysis is then extended to test the relationship in three engineering departments, computer engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. Based on the bivariate correlation and one sample t-test result, we report that CUEE scores and graduation grades have no relationship at all. We conclude that the current admission procedure to design-based schools based on solely a central examination score is not preferable.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Simon Fraser University, George Mason University
dc.relation	http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl/article/view/166/66
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1555-5062
dc.source	International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, Vol 4, Iss 4 (2009)
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Evaluating Higher Education Policy in Turkey: Assessment of the Admission Procedure to Architecture, Planning and Engineering Schools
dc.type	article