Admissions tests: Discovering candidates with the most potential

Update: 2021-03-24

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This is the fourth in a series of podcasts from Cambridge Assessment Network focusing on different aspects and forms of assessment. In this episode, Mike Housden, Senior Assessment Manager at Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing discusses how admissions tests can be used to identify candidates with the most potential, how they give students an opportunity to demonstrate a core understanding of their subject and how they can help to prepare students for university education.

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Admissions tests: Discovering candidates with the most potential

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Admissions tests: Discovering candidates with the most potential

Admissions tests: Discovering candidates with the most potential