Tài liệu STAT SPECIAL TERTIARY ADMISSIONS TEST CANDIDATE INFORMATION BOOKLET 2013-2014 ppt

Candidate information booklet

2013–2014

Australian Council for Educational Research

19 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell VIC 3124

Copyright © 2013 Australian Council for Educational Research

Please read through this booklet carefully

before sitting the test. Further information

Further information about how to register for STAT is available from the following institutions:

New South Wales and the

Australian Capital Territory

STAT Officer

Universities Admissions Centre (NSW & ACT)

Locked Bag 112

SILVERWATER NSW 2128

Tel: (02) 9752 0200

www.uac.edu.au

Queensland

STAT Officer

Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre

PO Box 1331

MILTON QLD 4064

Tel: (07) 3858 1222

www.qtac.edu.au

South Australia and

Northern Territory

STAT Officer

South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre

PO Box 2

RUNDLE MALL SA 5000

Tel: (08) 8224 4000

www.satac.edu.au

Victoria

STAT Officer

Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

40 Park Street

SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC 3205

Tel: 1300 364 133

www.vtac.edu.au

Western Australia

STAT Officer

Tertiary Institutions Service Centre Inc.

100 Royal Street

EAST PERTH WA 6004

Tel: (08) 9318 8000

www.tisc.edu.au

Overseas

STAT Project Officer

Australian Council for Educational Research

Private Bag 55

CAMBERWELL VIC 3124

Tel: (03) 9277 5586

Fax: (03) 9277 5756

Email: [email protected]

www.acer.edu.au/tests/stat/special-overseas-sitting-of-stat

The Australian Council for Educational Research sells copies of the

STAT Sample Collection of Questions: hardcopy (posted) – $A30.00 /

e-publication (immediate download) – $A24.00.

Special Tertiary Admissions Test

Contents

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Special Tertiary Admissions Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What is STAT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Skills tested by STAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Test development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

STAT research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Preparing for STAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Preparing for the multiple-choice versions of STAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Preparing for STAT Written English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Test centre procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

STAT results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Sample questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Sample prompts: STAT Written English

Prompts 1 to 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Correct answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Sample answer sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

STAT Sample Collection of Questions order form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

STAT is produced by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information

provided in this booklet. However, ACER reserves the right to alter or amend test details and/or test administration details outlined in this booklet.

Candidates should read this entire information booklet carefully.

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Special Tertiary Admissions Test

What is STAT?

The Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is used

by many tertiary institutions in Australia as part of

their admissions procedure for special categories

of applicants to tertiary study. Institutions use

candidates’ STAT scores, together with other

information available to them at the time of

selection, to make decisions about offers of

places in tertiary courses.

Administration of test sittings

This booklet provides information about the test

itself, not administrative details. Information on

• registration procedures

• testing dates

• STAT testing venues

• age limits

• resitting requirements

can be obtained directly from the institutions and

admissions centres whose addresses are listed on

the back of this booklet.

All enquiries should be directed to an admissions

centre, not ACER.

STAT is designed to assess a range of competencies considered important for success

in tertiary study. The purpose of STAT is to assess your ability to understand and

analyse material you will be given, and to think critically about issues. It is not a test of

your knowledge of specific academic subjects. The Written English test assesses your

ability to organise and express your thoughts in a logical and effective way.

Test Reading

time

Time Questions Usage*

STAT

Multiple

Choice

10 minutes 2 hours 70 multiple-choice questions,

half Verbal Reasoning,

half Quantitative Reasoning

Sat by the majority of candidates

registering through the Tertiary

Admissions Centres

STAT

Written

English

5 minutes 1 hour 2 written essays,

one Argumentative and

one Personal

Used by some, but not all, institutions.

If you sit for STAT Written English, you

may or may not be required to also sit

for STAT Multiple Choice

STAT T

&

STAT F

10 minutes 2 hours 70 multiple-choice questions,

half Verbal Reasoning,

half Quantitative Reasoning

Used by a small number of candidates

applying directly to individual institutions

*It is your responsibility to ascertain which version(s) of STAT is required by the institution you are applying to.