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Tomás Larroucau, a member of the Studies Area of the Single Admission System, presented a study that evaluates the effect of different weighting strategies for the Grade Ranking on the composition of students selected in universities affiliated with the CRUCH admission process.
Tomás Larroucau, a researcher in the Area of Studies of the Single Admission System, was recently invited by MIDE-UC (Measurement Center of the Pontifical Catholic University) and Education 2020, to present the results of the study "Effect of the Incorporation of the Grade Ranking in the Admission Process to Chilean Universities".
In particular, the research evaluates the effect that different Grade Ranking weighting strategies have on the composition of students selected in the universities of the Council of Rectors Admission System.
It is worth remembering that the Grade Point Average (GPA) ranking was introduced as a selection factor in the 2013 Admissions Process, with a fixed weighting of 10%. In the following admissions process, this criterion was modified, establishing that High School Grades and the GPA ranking should each have a minimum weighting of 10%, with a maximum combined weighting of 50%, as determined independently by each university.
One of the findings of the study is that the Grade Ranking does manage to induce a certain degree of gender and socioeconomic equity in access to Higher Education.
On the other hand, the study provides evidence that supports the incorporation of relative ability measures (such as Grade Ranking) in admission systems internationally, as is the case in some US states (Texas, California and Florida) and in Australia.
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