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NMAT Orientation

NMAT Orientation. By the Academics Committee of the Medicine Student Council. About the NMAT. What is NMAT?. The National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) is an instrument designed to upgrade the selection of applicants seeking admission to Philippine medical schools.

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NMAT Orientation

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  1. NMAT Orientation By the Academics Committee of the Medicine Student Council

  2. About the NMAT

  3. What is NMAT? • The National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) is an instrument designed to upgrade the selection of applicants seeking admission to Philippine medical schools

  4. Is taking the NMAT required? Medical Act of 1959, DECS Order No. 52 series 1985 Board of Medical Education (BME), under and in consultation with the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC), required the NMAT as a prerequisite for admission in all medical schools nationwide beginning school year 1986-87.

  5. Is taking the NMAT required? While there is no current national cut-off score for NMAT, the UP College of Medicine cut off score for admission is 90.

  6. Description of the Test

  7. What composes the NMAT? The NMAT is a two-part test: Part I consist of tests of mental ability and Part II tests of academic proficiency.

  8. Part I of the NMAT Part I has four subsets: Verbal, Inductive Reasoning, Quantitative and Perceptual Acuity The four subtests that compose Part I measure aptitudes that were found to have significant correlations with academic performance of medical students, while

  9. Part I of the NMAT • Verbal . This subtest consists of two types of test items, namely, word analogies and reading comprehension, which measure verbal ability in English. • Items in reading comprehension are based on the content of portions of published materials covering a wide range of topics, e.g., social, scientific, medical, philosophical, literary

  10. Part I of the NMAT • Inductive Reasoning . This subtest consists of number, letter, and figural series, and figure grouping items. • These items are known to measure induction, which is the ability to form, and test hypothesis directed at finding a principle with which to identify an element fitting a given relationship

  11. Part I of the NMAT • Quantitative . This subtest consists of three types of items, namely, fundamental operations, problem solving, and date interpretation. • These items are intended to measure general reasoning, which is defined as the ability to organize and apply knowledge of basic mathematics and reasoning to find solutions for them

  12. Part I of the NMAT • Perceptual Acuity. This subtest consists of three types of items, namely, hidden figures, mirror images, and identical information. • Solutions to these items involve accuracy in visual perception, an ability linked to extensiveness of scanning , a cognitive style associated with meticulousness, concern with detail, and sharp, yet wide-ranging focus of attention

  13. Part II of the NMAT The four subsets of Part II of the NMAT are: Biology, Physics, Social Science, and Chemistry The four subtests that compose Part II measure subject proficiency in areas which are part of the academic background required of applicants to the medical course.

  14. Part II of the NMAT • The items in the four subtests are limited to the content coverage of the areas that are common and basic to the curricula of the degree programs considered as premedical courses • Social Science includes items in psychology, sociology and anthropology

  15. Part II of the NMAT These four subtests measure complex mental abilities because solutions to the items require the use of the different cognitive skills of knowledge, comprehension, application (process), analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

  16. Test Scores

  17. Test Scores Part I of the NMAT yields five scores, one for each of the aptitude subtests and their summative score, the APT Composite Part II yields five scores, one for each of the four special subject areas and their summative score, the SA Composite

  18. Test Scores The General Performance Score, or GPS, is the summative score derived from the eight subtests.

  19. Computation of Scores The results on the test are converted to standard scores from normalized scales, which have points ranging from 200 to 800 and midpoints of 500. These scales were mathematically derived from the NMAT performance of the norm group. The test, therefore, is norm-referenced.

  20. Computation of Scores The test results of examinees are automatically compared to that of the norm group, which has mean scores of 500 (coincident to the midpoint 500) and a standard deviation of purposes of ranking.

  21. Computation of Scores This scale has points ranging from 1- to 99+ with a midpoint of 50 which corresponds to the midpoint of 500 in the normalized standard score scales.

  22. Computation of Scores An examinee’s raw score or number of correct answer in a subtest is converted to its equivalent standard score. The eight subtests have a common normalized scale. This makes possible the comparison of reported scores across the eight subtests.

  23. Computation of Scores The APT Composite and SA Composite are the summative raw scores of Part I and Part II, respectively, which are then converted to their equivalent standard scores from a common normalized scale.

  24. Computation of Scores The general Performance Score (GPS) is the summative raw score of the eight subtests, which is converted to its equivalent standard score and corresponding percentile rank.

  25. Computation of Scores The three standard scores are independent scores although they yield to the same interpretation of standard scores and percentile ranks.

  26. Test Results

  27. Test Results • Your NMAT score will be printed in the Examinee Report (ER). The original copy of this form will be mailed to you six weeks after the test date. • To safeguard the authenticity of the results, your score will also appear in the masterlist of test scores.

  28. Test Results • To maintain confidentiality, the ER is given only to examinee himself. • Phoned in inquiries on an individual’s scores will not be entertained

  29. Test Results • In case an examinee needs a second copy of the ER, he may file a written request for a second copy of the Examinee Report. • (ER) may be filed at CEM after two weeks from the release of the test results. A minimal retrieval fee is charged for every copy of the ER

  30. Test Results • The Center for Educational Measurement does not entertain rechecking of NMAT answer sheets. • The results contained in the NMAT masterlist are official and are guaranteed free of discrepancies. • Medical schools and Higher Education Regional Offices must, therefore, refer only to the masterlist for official scores.

  31. Requirements and Procedures for Admission to Philippine Medical Schools

  32. Prerequisite 1: Bachelor’s Degree An aspirant to the medical course must possess a bachelor’s degree with credits in the following Subject       Minimum Credits Biology      15 units Chemistry   10 units Mathematics    9 units Physics          5 units

  33. Prerequisite 2: National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) Applicants to medical schools in the Philippines are required to take the NMAT. The NMAT scores obtained by a student at any given examination year are deemed sufficient and valid as basis for evaluating applicants for admission to a college of medicine.

  34. Prerequisite 2: National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) There is no cut-off score on the NMAT; however, each school may independently set its own cut-off score on the test.

  35. Source: Dean/ Registrar Offices as cited by Paul Bisnar MD in Filipino MD’s blog http://doktorko.com/_blog/index.php?mod=blog_article&a=91&md=897

  36. Source: Dean/ Registrar Offices as cited by Paul Bisnar MD in Filipino MD’s blog http://doktorko.com/_blog/index.php?mod=blog_article&a=91&md=897

  37. Source: Dean/ Registrar Offices as cited by Paul Bisnar MD in Filipino MD’s blog http://doktorko.com/_blog/index.php?mod=blog_article&a=91&md=897

  38. ***REMEMBER: NMAT cut-off for UPCM is 90%.

  39. Prerequisite 3: Certificate of Eligibility for Admission (CEA) The CEA application form may be obtained from the regional offices of the Commission on Higher Education.

  40. Prerequisite 3: Certificate of Eligibility for Admission (CEA) Foreign students may apply at the Commission on Higher Education located at the National Engineering Center Building, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.

  41. Prerequisite 4: Applicant’s Acceptance in Medical School • The CEA does not automatically assure the applicant of a slot in any of the medical schools in the country. • A student who has been issued a CEA is given full acceptance only upon meeting the other requirements of the admitting medical school, such as passing the interviews.

  42. ANY QUESTIONS?

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