Pathology of the current situation of the student assessment and admission system in the country with a focus on the entrance examination and providing a solution to improve the student assessment and admission model (Comparative study)

With the increasing demand for study in higher education and the limited capacity of student admission in universities and popular fields, student assessment and admission has become one of the important goals of the educational system. In this regard, the present study was conducted with the aim of pathology of the current status of the student assessment and admission model and to provide solutions to improve the current student assessment and admission model in the country. The present study in terms of purpose is an applied research and in terms of methodology is qualitative. The participants of the research were scientific and executive experts in the field of entrance exams who were selected by purposive sampling method with snowball approach. The results of the present study indicate the inefficiency of the current model of student assessment and admission. According to experts, the most important disadvantages of the current model of student assessment and admission are: disadvantages caused by the atmosphere of the educational system in the pre-entrance period, challenges caused by the atmosphere of the national exam and the conditions of the supervisor on the entrance exam of the candidates, and the disadvantages related to the period after the national exam. Also, admission by the university, optimization of admission based on Educational background, solutions related to improving the performance and efficiency of the educational system and academic guidance were among the complementary and alternative solutions that were identified in the present study. From the expertschr('39') point of view, the proposed model has advantages despite the problems and challenges, and its successful implementation requires in-depth study, feasibility study, careful and meticulous evaluation in various educational and non-educational dimensions. Therefore, according to the results of the present study, the following solutions are suggested. reducing the emphasis on memorization and paying more attention to other skills needed in todaychr('39')s society, talents, interests and abilities of students, intelligent and process-oriented academic guidance and choosing a field that suits studentschr('39') talents, interests, and abilities, change from the normative approach to the criterion method and gradual elimination of the entrance exam.