消除股权的障碍
1Anna Mapp is the Edwin Vedejs Collegiate Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, Research Professor in the Life Sciences Institute, and Associate Dean of Biological and Health Sciences at the Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
概括
密歇根大学取消了博士课程申请人的研究生记录考试 (GRE) 要求. 这一举措是向更公平,更全面的高等教育录取过程迈出的重要一步.
科学领域:
- 高等教育政策
- 招生方式
- 教育中的公平
背景情况:
- 毕业生记录考试 (GRE) 是美国大学博士课程的长期要求.
- 对于GRE对多样性和对申请人的公平评价的影响仍然存在担忧.
- 标准化考试可能无法充分捕捉候选人的潜力或解决系统性的教育障碍.
研究的目的:
- 报道密歇根大学决定取消非专业博士课程的GRE要求.
- 讨论这一政策变化对招生权益的影响.
- 倡导在大学招生中采用整体审查.
主要方法:
- 对大学入学要求的政策分析.
- 讨论标准化测试对股权的影响.
- 审查整体审查作为另一种招生策略.
主要成果:
- 密歇根大学是美国第一所取消非专业博士课程的GRE要求的大学.
- 这一决定代表了对申请人的资格进行更全面的评估.
- 这一变化承认,仅GRE成绩并不能决定候选人的成功或潜力.
结论:
- 取消GRE要求是一个关键步骤,但并不是完全解决入学不公平的问题.
- 一个全面的审查过程,考虑候选人的背景和潜力,对于实现教育公平至关重要.
- 全国各地的大学应该考虑采用类似的整体招生实践, 以促进更广泛的教育机会公平.
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