大学招生“综合评价”中审核学生课外活动参与程度的重要性

The Importance of Evaluating Applicants’ Participation in Extracurricular Activities in Comprehensive Review of Undergraduate Admission

大学招生是一项极具挑战性,也是非常重要的工作,直接影响到大学的教育质量。加州大学(加利福尼亚大学)于2001年开始实施'综合评价'制度,规定各学校要利用多元化指标在充分考虑学生拥有的教育机会和面临的挑战的前提下,评审学生的学业成绩和个人成就,以及为大学做出贡献的潜能。其中一项指标是通过学生参与课外和社会活动的程度来评审学生的非认知能力。利用加州大学的招生数据分析结果显示参加课外活动多的学生具有更好的非认知能力,也更有可能完成大学教育。

College admission is very challenging and important,which has direct influence on educational quality of a university.The University of California adopted a comprehensive review policy of undergraduate admissions in 2001 that requires all campuses employ multiple criteria to examine the full range of an applicant’s academic and personal achievements and likely contributions to the campus community,viewed in the context of the opportunities and challenges that the applicant has faced.Student participation in extracurricular activities is one of many indicators that are used to evaluate student noncognitive skills.Using admissions data to examine validity of this indicator and importance of evaluating students’ participation in extracurricular activities,the study shows that the more activities students participate in,the stronger their non-cognitive skills are and the more likely they will succeed at college.