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Top education specialists, Professor Tony Wagner from Harvard University, Dr. Andreas Schleicher from the Department of the OECD PISA Study Director, Rhona Amour from University of Cambridge – CIE, Dr. Kelvin Gregory President of the Australian Education Ministry of Education and the University of Sydney and academician Dr. Heiko Walkenhorst, Jacobs University, Germany met at Tarabya British Schools in a panel arranged by Horizon Education Group.
OECD PISA Education Department Director Dr. Andreas Schleicher and Harvard University professor Tony Wagner joined the panel via video conferencing, from the University of Cambridge CIE Rhona Armour, Dr. Heiko Walkenhorst from Jacobs University, Germany, Dr. Gregory from the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Department and Director General of Ministry of Higher Education and International Education Asst. Assoc. Dr. Semih Aktekin.
Major Change for University Admissions
Major innovations in the university entrance system
"Google now hires lower grade students" Giving direction to the global education sector and is considered as one of the three major names in education, Professor Tony Wagner from Harvard University joined the panel. In his speech that changed the traditional educational methods and student selection, also talked about the differences of expectations from students. Dr. Wagner stated that "comparative education is not an advantage anymore. The world is currently waiting for different qualifications. Now is not the time of just traditional qualifications, skills are what Universities and employers want. Skills such as teamwork and intellectual modesty are now important. In America, we are selecting better students through interviewing and simulations. We are observing and evaluating the skills shown in team work. The problem with standardized tests in the education system is that the do not tell you anything about the abılıty of the student outside knowledge. Ideally, he suggested, each student to create a digital portfolio describing their qualifications and skills that should be evidence-based. Dr. Wagner continued by giving the example of Google recruitment policy shift. "Google now just does not get A and B grade students; students who have demonstrated proficiency in other skills are hired over the A and B students." He also mentioned that there are new expectations and changing measurement systems in education.For instance, to get acceptance to Bard Art School in America, conventional entrance exam and high school diploma are not their indispensable requirement; instead they are expected to write 4 articles meeting their own standards. Cambridge CIE, Jacobs University and Australia explained their systems
During the program, students from Tarabya British Schools and Ministry of Education scholarship undergraduate and graduate students met with the participating prestigious universities. On the school campus Universities set up stands manned by university officials eager to talk with the students about the schools admission policies for students, the education system and academic programs on offer. This not only gave the students the opportunity to officially meet universities but for the admissions department representatives to collect prospective students in an official capacity. Participated Universities; • Cambridge University CIE, England • Birmingham City University, England • University of Warwick WMG, England • Coventry University, England • Oxford Brookes University,England • University of Chichester, England • Greenwich University, England • Regents University, England • British Council, England • Aberystwyth University, Galler • Cornell University, USA • New York Institute of Technology, USA • Kent State University, USA • University of Nevada Reno, USA • Iowa State University, USA • Fulbright Burs Komisyonu, USA • FLS, USA • Navitas University Placement International • Jacobs University, Germany • European University, Spain • Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar • La Rochelle Business School - France • Vatel International Hotel Management School, France • Horizon International Education Consultancy • The Art Institutes – USA ve Canada • INTO University Placement, International • Kaplan University Placement, International Press Responses Milliyet; http://www.milliyet.com.tr/liseden-universiteye-geciste-egitimdunyasi-1885235/ http://www.milliyet.com.tr/universiteye-giriste-ders-disi-egitimdunyasi-1888021/?ref=milliyet_anasayfa Sabah; http://www.sabah.com.tr/Egitim/2014/05/26/universiteye-giris-sistemi-degisiyor Akşam; http://www.aksam.com.tr/guncel/universiteye-giris-sistemi-degisiyor/haber-310860 Habertürk; http://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/951504-turk-universitelerine-abd-modeli/2 Samanyoluhaber; http://www.samanyoluhaber.com/egitim/Universiteye-giris-sinavinda-buyuk-degisiklik/1051968/ Ntvmsnbc; http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25518434 Gazetevatan; http://haber.gazetevatan.com/universiteye-giris-sistemi-degisiyor/640998/1/gundem |
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