Abstract | الملخص

Abstract This study aimed examine the feasibility of adopting Foreign High School Averages for foreign programs (American, British and Swiss) and Jordanian General Secondary Education Average (GSEA), as criterion for university entrance ,by comparing the Predictive Ability of High School Averages at Scientific and literary branches for local and foreign programs for the academic years from 2005/2006 to 2009/2010. The number of students was 89748 who graduated from five Public Universities. Using simple linear regression (SLR) for Macro- level, which showed results that the average of International Bachachlore (IB) had the strongest ability to predict university grade point average (GPA) interpreting 28% of the overall variance of university GPA. Then came the average of British certificates intrpretting 21.3%. In the third rank came the average of (JGSEA) which interpreted 13.4% of the overall variance of GPA. The average of American certificates came last intrerpretting 4.4% of the overall variance of GPA. As for the difference in the predictive ability of the Jordanian General Secondary Education Average and foreign certificates average which is attributable to gender, the results of analyzing coefficient hierarchical multiple regression (HLMR) showed that the ratio of interpreting variance added by gender were significant static differences in the averages of General Secondary Average for Jordanian, American and British secondary certificates which reached 2.6%, 3.1%, 5.5% respectively, also there were two significant predictive models for both male and female in British certificates. As for what university variable adds to interpreted variable of university GPA to Jordanian General Secondary Certificate and American certificates, the results of showed that there are significant differences in the Averages reached 0.7% and 3.5% respectively, also there two significant predictive shapes for graduators from Jordan and Hashemite University in Jordanian and American secondary certificates. Regarding what the variable specialization family adds to the interpreted contrast of university GPA to Jordanian, British and Swiss General Secondary Certificate Average, there are significant in the Average reached 0.04%, 3.2% and 4.9% respectively, also there were three significant predictive shapes in British secondary certificates. According to what the variable of secondary certificate branch adds to the interpreted contrast of university GPA to Jordanian and American General Secondary Certificate Average, the results showed that there are significant differences when in the Average reached 0.06%, and 4.4% respectively, also there were two significant predictive shapes in Jordanian secondary certificate at Scientific and literary branches. Key words: University entrance criterion, Jordanian General Secondary Education Average (GSEA), Foreign programs, Secondary Average, Grade Point Average (GPAs).

Authors | المؤلفون

Jehad K Almshayikh , Hayder I Thatha

Keywords | الكلمات الدالة

University entrance criterion; Jordanian General Secondary Education Average (GSEA); Foreign programs, Secondary Average; Grade Point Average (GPAs).

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