英国“高校招生分数转换系统”及其借鉴意义

The UCAS Tariff of the UK and Its Enlightenment

英国社会历来"重学轻术",高校招生录取的主要依据是被称为英国教育"黄金标准"的普通教育证书高级水平(A-levels)考试成绩,职业教育并没有得到应有地位。为了改变这种状况,英国政府鼓励高校在招生录取时使用"高校招生分数转换系统",逐步代替之前只涵盖普通教育证书补充水平(AS)和普通教育证书高级水平的计分体系,现已成为整个高校招生录取的重要一环。它以总分的形式综合反映学生的学业成绩,从而更加客观、有效地评价各类学生的学业成绩,使学生获得的不同证书成为可比的学业分值。该转换系统有利于高等院校在招生录取时平等地对待各类学生的入学申请。这对我国高校招生录取制度改革有一定的借鉴意义。

Traditionally, academic qualifications were much more valued in the UK. Regarded as ＂golden standard＂ of UK education, A-level results served as major admission criteria to higher education. Only A-levels were recognized under the old tariff. offer-making of all universities, and From September 2002, the new UCAS tariff became the basis of admissions could thus be seen as a form of credit framework designed to establish parity of esteem between academic and vocational qualifications. UCAS tariff is a point system used to report achievement for entry to higher education in a numerical format. It establishes agreed equivalences between different types of qualifications and provides comparisons between applicants with different types and volumes of achievement. It provides us enlightenment in higher education admissions system reform in our country.