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Chapter 9 - Issues of Perceived Fairness in Admissions Assessments in Small Countries: The Case of the Republic of Cyprus

from Part II - Country-Specific Admissions Practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

By
Elena C. Papanastasiou  and
Michalis P. Michaelides
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 educational system in the Republic of Cyprus is highly centralized. The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for enforcing education laws and the preparation of new legislation relative to public and private education at all levels; formulating curriculum and determining textbooks for all subjects in grades K–12, and organizing the examinations for higher education admissions. The University Entrance Examinations, also referred to as the Pancyprian Examinations, are used as the sole criterion for entry into the public universities in Cyprus. This chapter summarizes the content covered by the examinations, the test development process, and the psychometric properties of the examinations.

Keywords

fairnessvalidityuniversity entrance examinationstest developmentRepublic of Cyprus
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Higher Education Admissions Practices
An International Perspective
 , pp. 161 - 173
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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